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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Western_Union=AE?= <wu_transfer@blumail.org>
Reply-To: wu.transfer@blumail.org
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:28:19 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Western Union Payments


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Western Union Payments





                                                                        



DIAMOND BANK PLC

Western
Union 

Send Money
WorldwideDr James
Simpson
Add; 1704 New
Market 
Road Cotonou
Benin Rep.
Tel; +229
98124803
 
Attn;Dear Valued
Customer,
 
After the UN meeting held at pot novo the federal
capital teretory (FCT) Benin about the scam activities going on in Benin
Republic the Federal Government approved to pay 100 Benin Republic scam victims
$1o0,000.00usd each through the Diamond Bank Plc Western Union Money Transfer
International Payment Department Office for easy receive of fund without any
further delay to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through
Courier Company this days.
 

For us to move forward be informed that we
can not be able to transfer the hole amount at once hence you will be receiving
the money instrumentally and the maximum amount you will be receiving per a day
starting from today or tomorrow is $2500.00) and the MTCN # will be sent along
with the Text Questions & Answers for you to receive your fund through any
Western Union Location in your Country as soon as you fulfill your financial
obligations with this office.
 
Now you are required to
send  $59.00 dollars to help us Re-new and Re-confirm your international
remittance file that was deposited in this Bank, and be informed that this is
the only money you will have to spend in this and we will transfer your money to
you immediately.Do reply also with your name and address as directed below to
avoid mistakes like transfering to a wrong person.
Beneficiary
name--------------
Address------------------------------
Tel
phone----------------------------
 
For further procedure
get back to us urgently with your information as requested above where to start
sending the money because as soon the required fee of (USD$59.00) is received
today from you for the Renewing & Reconfirming of the payment file of your
funds you will start receiving your funds as soon as possible without further
delay as that is the only thing holding us and we will transfer to you
immediately.
Do send the ($59.00) dollars through western
union with the name and address below to enable us move forward
immediately.
Receiver Name/.......... Okechukwu
Frank
City/............ porto novo
Country/............Benin
Republic
Text Question/...............
A
Answer/...............B
Amount/...........$59.00

 
Sender's Name............
MTCN
#....................
 
Send the payment details as soon as
you send the money, we wait for your urgent email with the payment information
included with your address as requested above. 
 


Yours in
service,

Dr James
Simpson
Diamond
Bank Plc Benin



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