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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: Cynthia Parker <fmj0001@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <parker.update@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 16:35:32 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR CLAIMS CODE(WUCP65430NG)


Attention,

I am Mrs Cynthia Parker Western Union Representative,sent to Nigeria to take care of the compensation We the Western Union Money Transfer hereby notify you that the sum of US$1,350,000.00(One Million,Three Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S.Dollars) was generated and awarded to you by the Amnesty International and United Nations,due to the large amount of victims that was being scammed through the internet fraud.

This compensation was being selected randomly through the internet, where your e-mail address was indicated and notified.

The Western Union Foundation and the Amnesty International collects all the email addresses of the beneficiaries that are active, among the millions of victims that was scammed through the internet fraud.

Therefore, be informed that we have been given the mandate and instruction to transfer your compensation fund, the total sum of US$1,350,000.00 U.S.Dollars (One Million,Three Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S.Dollars)to you.

We tried severally to reach you via telephone to inform you about your compensation fund, but all our efforts were to no avail. Now,your US$1,350,000.00 U.S.Dollars(One Million,Three Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S.Dollars) will be sent to you upon the receipt of your email As We have concluded to remit your payment.

claims code (WUCP65430NG)to claim your compensation fund.

Yours in service

Mrs Cynthia Parker
Western Union Representative.













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