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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: officefiles716 <officefiles716@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:10:13 -0800
Subject: Contact Western Union Bank For Your Fund of ($10.5 Millions)

ATTENTION DEAREST ONE,

BEEN INFORM THAT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC, HAS GIVE
ALL CUSTOMER BONUS FOR 2022 YEAR, SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THEM
WITH BELLOW INFORMATION AND ASK THEM FOR THE FIRST MTCN NUMBER WHICH
THEY HAS ALREADY SENT TO YOUR NAME BUT YOU
WILL NOT PICK IT UP UNTIL YOU SEND TO THEY TRANSFER CHARGES FOR YOUR
FIRST PAYMENT AS YOU KNOW THAT MINISTRY TRUST FUND COMMITTEE BENIN
REPUBLIC HAS SIGN YOUR TOTAL FUND

TO BE TRANSFER PER $10.000 DOLLAR DAY,BELLOW IS INFORMATION OF WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC, JUST CONTACT THEM FOR YOUR FIRST
PAYMENT AND REMEMBER TO FORWARD TO THEY ALL YOUR INFORMATION TO AVOID
MISUNDERSTANDING DURING THE TRANSFER,

WESTERN UNION OFFICER BENIN REPUBLIC,
HEADS OFFICER DIRECTOR MR. AGO AGULERI
EMAIL ADDRESS ( wunion531@yahoo.com )

AND BELLOW IS INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FORWARD TO THEY ONCE YOU RECEIVE
THIS MAIL TO ENABLE THEY RELEASE YOUR FIRST PAYMENT BECAUSE IT WAS
PLAC ON HOLD BY WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC BECAUSE OF
THEY TRANSFER CHARGES,

YOUR FULL NAME……………………
HOUSE ADDRESS…………………….
TELEPHONE NUMBER……………….
OFFICE ADDRESS……………………..
COPY OF YOUR ID CARD…………
AGE……………………………….
SEX……………………………….
Occupation……………………………….
Country……………………………….

THIS IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT
THEM HAVE SENT YOU THE FIRST PAYMENT OF $10.000 DOLLAR BUT YOU CAN NOT
BE PICK UP UNTIL YOU SEND THE TRANSFER CHARGES REQUESTED IN OTHER TO
GET YOUR FIRST PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
DELAYING, BEAR IN MIND THAT THEM DONT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY
FUND OUT FROM THE TOTAL FUND OF $10.5 MILLION DOLLAR TO AVOID PROBLEM,

AS YOU KNOW THAT TRUST FUND COMMITTEE HAVE SIGN THE TOTAL FUND THERE’S
NO ONE HAS RIGHT OVER IT AGAIN UNTIL IT ALL GET TO YOU OVER THERE IN
YOUR COUNTRY, SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT BEFORE WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER WILL CANCEL YOUR TOTAL FUND BECAUSE
THEY ARE GIVING US TIME DURING THE DEPOSITED, SO TRY YOUR POSSIBLE
BEST TO SEND THE REQUIRED CHARGES TO ENABLE THEM RELEASE YOUR FIRST
PAYMENT BEFORE SOMETHING WILL GOS WRONG WITH THE TOATL FUND OF $10.5
MILLION DOLLAR,

MTCN NUMBER……………..4937497270
SENDER NAME……………….. JAMES GRIBLETT

BELLOW IS INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE REQUIRED CHARGES FOR
THE FIRST PAYMENT THAT THEM HAVE SENT TO YOUR NAME BUT CAN NOT PICK
UP,

Below is the information required to send the $185 today through
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER to make it faster and easier.

ReceiverName... HALL UBAN
Country ....Benin republic.
Zip code .... 00229
Amount $185.00(ONLY)
Text Question. GOD
Answer ....GOOD
SENDER NAME.... ?
MTCN ....?
Country................?

Best Regards.
Mrs Maria Jonathan.
STAFF OF TRUST FUND COMMITTEE BENIN REPUBLIC

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