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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: FRANK EDWARD <moneyg7170@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:07:54 +0100
Subject: westernunionr113@gmail.com

Western Union Money Transfer.
Address: no. 5 western avenue Cotonou,.
West Africa, republic Du' Benin

Attn please,

This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all your
payments that are left in our custody which your were supposed to
receive earlier last year 2021. Besides, you were given a bill of
$450 in order to receive your payments of which we didn’t hear from
you for sometime now....

Hence, our western union is now offering a special bonus to help all
our customers that are having their payments in our custody due to of
prices in other words; we are now requesting that you should only pay
the sum of $75 only to receive your payments.

Besides, my dear these are the opportunity for you to comply and your
funds shall be transfer to your designated address.

But remember that after (3 days) you did not make the payment then we
will retrieve your transfers, so try to avoid this problem because
this year is not like last year.

Again after (three days) we will enter a new project for the year and
that is the reason why we decided to help you before we enter into the
new project.

So we advise you to send only $75 today so that we will register and
update your payments for you to start receiving your $6,000 daily as
from today. Be advice that there is no time again for we to call an
person on phone unless you will call. Phone:+22999095222 After the
payment of $75 you will start receiving your money every day $6,000
through western union until your total amount of $15,000,000 Million is
fully paid to you. Below is the mtcn numbers which you will use to
pick up the first $6,000 it will be update in few hours time once we
receive the fee from you.

MTCN: 1179710425
Sender:Holly Waldon
Question: Best Color
Answer: Yellow
Amount: $6,000

Don’t expose this numbers to anybody else.

( westernunionr113@gmail.com )

WHATSAPP contact....+229 99095222

Note; this is the only payment you are required to make in this
regards for every other fee have been waived by the Federal Ministry.

As soon as we confirm the fee today, we will immediately activate your
mtcn# and notify you then you go and pick up your $6,000 today as
stated.
Waiting on your urgent respond.

Yours Sincerely
Mr. Bennnamma Lary
Western Union Money transfer Benin Republic, managing director.

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