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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: office-------------------------------------- file <mikebenson2011@att.net>
Reply-To: western.union11@qatar.io
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 05:37:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC



 

Western Union ®
Welcome to Western UnionSend Money
Worldwide FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER. COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD LAGOTES PALAR  WEB  SITE.www.westernunion.com  http://site.www.westernunion.
com/







 
Attn : 

This is to notify all our
customers about the latest development concerning all the payment that are left
in our custody,which yours are inclusive Besides, yours where given a bill of
$235,in order to receive your payment 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 payment  in our custody
due to of prices. In order words we are now requesting that those involve should
pay only the sum of $65.00 to receive all their payment abandoned in our
custody.
 
Besides, my dear, this is the opportunity for you and have to
comply and your funds  shall be transfer to your desginated address.
 
But
remember that after (3 DAYS) you did not make the payment then we will divert
your funds to Goverment Fund, to aviod problem or we will cancel the payment for
this year untill next year  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 to all our customers before
we enter into the new project.
 
So be  advise to send the $65.00
immediately so that we will register your payment and for to start receive
$5000..00 as from tomorrow.

Be advise that there is no time
again for we to call any person on phone unless you will call +229 98551553
After the payment of $65.00 you will start receiveing your money every  day
$5000.00 through Western Union A Money Gram $5000 by money gram untill the full
payment of $1.2m is completed. So what you will be receiveing per day is
$10.000
 
Send the money through Western Union
Money Transfer with the information below:

RECEIVER NAME:..........MR.
Enyinnaya Anyim

COUNTRY...........Cotonou, Benin
Republic.
Text Question== In God
Answer...............We
Trust.
Amount...............$65.00
 
The
moment i receive the payment of $65.00 i will release the first payment
informations of $5000 to you and you will pick up the money and i will send you
another money. Hoping to hear from you.

 

 Mr.
Enyinnaya Anyim
TELE: +229 98551553
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION
OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE (
303)

Western
Union®
www.westernunion.co.uk. Send
Money Worldwide






 

 

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