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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" <allochu1@konin.lm.pl>
Reply-To: westunion.2013@mail.ru
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 21:46:06 +0800
Subject: Your Payment

Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
NIGERIA REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA
ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS LAGOS
WEB: www.westernunion.com/

Contact Payment department; KEN UTALA
Contact Email: westunion.2013@yahoo.fr

I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR MIKE RIALLA HAS ORDERED
THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $35
US DOLLARS SO THAT WE WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY UNTIL YOUR
TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($1.240,000.00) IS PAID
TO YOU AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY BY SENDING THIS FEE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THIS
ORDER,YOUR TOTAL FUND WOULD BE CONFISCATED AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO GOVERNMENT
PURSE,HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE FINAL ORDER.

SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT YOU SEND THE $35 US DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU
RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY SO THAT WE WILL
FINALIZE EVERY THING TO TODAY,

BY TOMORROW,YOU WILL START TO BE RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY,YOU URGE TO
RESEND YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS AND FULL NAME
IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID DELAY.

Your name...................
Country.....................
Phone no....................
Address/city................
Age/sex.....................

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $35 US DOLLARS OK,PLS TRY AND SPELL THE
RECEIVER'S THREE NAMES CORRECTLY TO AVOID DELAY

RECEIVER NAME....HYCIENTH UBAH
CITY/COUNTRY.....LAGOS-REPUBLIC NIGERIA
QUESTION.........HOW LONG
ANSWER...........TWO DAYS
AMOUNT............$35

Reply To This Email Address Here ; westunion.2013@yahoo.fr
SINCERELY,
YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY LINE +229 9989 9347
MR.KEN UTALA
www.westernunion.com
Western Union Payments
Western Union
Welcome to Western Union

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