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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: "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <west_union_outlt@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:17:50 +0530
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR

NOTIFICATION FROM THE DIRECTOR
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
WEBSITE: www.westernunion.com
BLOCK 4 VISTA MILLINUM CONDO
INDIA.
 
DEAR: CUSTOMER
 
 
THE OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE ISSUE OF $500.000.00 USD THAT WAS DIRECTED IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE
KTU/9008/03. THE FUNDS COMES DIRECT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. IN REGARDS TO IT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HEAD OFFICE HAS ORDERED US TODAY TO CONTACT YOU IN PERSON TO MAKE THE URGENT TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO YOU BY MAKING THE MTCN OF $5,000.00 USD AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP BY YOU.BELOW IS THE DETAILS OF THE PAYMENT MADE BY ME IN REGARDS TO MAKE THE AMOUNT
OF THE $5,000.00 USD AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO PICK UP.
 
 
SENDERS NAME: ANTHONY AMUZIE
AMOUNT: $5,000.00 USD
MTCN: 6950464760
VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO TRACK/CONFIRM ONLINE: WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM
 
 
AND YOU ARE ADVICE TO MAKE FORTH THE SUM OF $278 USD FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER AFTER YOU HAVE TRACK THE FUND ONLINE TO KNOW IF IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP BY YOU. MAKE THE PAYMENT OF THE $278 USD AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE TO GET IN TOUCH IMMEDIATELY TO ACTIVATE THE TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER BECAUSE THE PAYMENT SLIP WHICH YOU ARE USING TO MAKE THE PAYMENT WILL BE USE ALONG WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER.
 
Receivers name_____Molokwu Anayo Obiora
Receivers Address_____ Block 4 vista mumbai west
City_______________ mumbai west
Country____________ india
Mtcn Number #
Amount sent_____ $278
Text Question______ Favorite Colour
Answer_____________Yellow
 
 
 
YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONDS WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED AND ACT ON AS WELL TO RECEIVE YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5,000.00 USD DAILY BECAUSE YOU ARE RECEIVING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $500,000.00 USD.
 
 
ALSO AS SOON AS YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT KINDLY GET BACK TO US WITH YOUR :
 
YOUR FULL NAMES…………………………………………
SEX/GENDER………………………………………………
DATE OF BIRTH………………………………………………
DESTINATION………………………………………………
OCCUPATION………………………………………………
TELEPHONE NUMBER…………………………………………
 
 
NOTE: THAT YOURE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE IMF HEADQUARTERS AFTER 2 WORKING DAYS IF YOU DON'T MEET UP WITH THE PAYMENT OF THE TEXT QUESTION AND
ANSWER BY THE IMF.
 
REGARDS,
 
MR. ANTHONY AMUZIE
E-Mail:(west_union_outlt@w.cn)
Phone: +919167975979
Welcome to Western Union Phone
 
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