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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "OFF-SHORE PAYMENT CENTRE" <wamasuniononlins00@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:26:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT


DEAR RAINART BEICHST, HOW ARE YOU TODAY HOPE ALL IS MOVING WELL .I GOT YOUR LAST EMAIL AND THE CONTENT THEREIN ARE WELL NOTED.MEANWHILE AS YOU STATED IN YOUR LAST EMAIL I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH HELL BUT I MOST LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. I HAVE TRY TO EXPLAIN WHOM I AM AND THE NATURE OF OUR DUTY IN WESTERN AFRICA LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE THAT, OUR DUTY HERE IS TO VERIFY AND PAY OFF ALL LONG WAITING TRANSFER WITH MAXIMUM SECURITY SO BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE RECIVED A CONFIRMED ADVICE MEMO FROM OUR PAYMENT OFFICE REQUESTING FOR YOUR NON IMMIGRANT TRANSIT CLEARANCE TAX CERTIFICATE .I MUST DRAW TO YOUR ATTENTION THE PREREQUISITE FOR THE ISSUEANCEOF THE CONTRACT AFOREMENTION DOCUMENT AS STIPULATED IN SECTION 2IV OF THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL OFTHE PROGRAMMING OF YOUR INFORMATION . THE AGREEMENT MADE IT MANDATORY THAT YOU WILL PAY 145EURO VIA-WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFERWITH THE NAM BELOW. NAME:.........................................EMESIM

OSITA KENNETHDESTINATION COUNTRY ..................REPUBLIC OF BENINCITY/ STATE........................................COTONOUQUESTION....................................WHAT COLOUR AND ANSWER.............................GREEN FORWARD THE MTCN......................SENDRES NAME.............. REGARDS GENERAL JOSEPH KONE GUEI.PRESIDENT WAMI INSTITUTECOTOUNO BENIN REPUBLICWEST AFRICA.

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