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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: "Mr.Benjamin" <mars.joe40@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: westernunionmoy@hosanna.net
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:29 +0200
Subject: The government accredithed attorney for your payment .



ECOWAS COMMISSION
Republic of Benin



The government accredithed attorney for your payment .

Attention.,Please!


THE GOVERNMENTS Resolved that your Inheritance/contract and compensation
Fund, Has released on a special method of payment by WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER .

Which shall be transferring to you on an installmental bases of $5000 per
each day untill the whole $1.500,000.00 is completely transferred to you .
You are now charged to reconfirm your drawee deatils .

your name, address, phone number and your occupation.....Send the required
details to MR.Ashley Iguda at...( westernunionmoy@hosanna.net )

Note..You will certainly pay a $196 for beneficiary payment release order
registration fee. do update to us asap you drawn your first and second
payment .And no money shall deduct from your main fund $1.5M this is to
keep an accurate account of your payments and to avoids hoax since you
were disappointed in the past.

Hope you know the routine of withdrawing money via w/u ?.WESTERN UNION
MONEY TRANSFER shall supply you with some ten digit numbers alias (mtcn)
money control numbers ,text question and answer , the amount and your
address as a drawee and you shall withdraw the monies from western union
locations nearest to you .

Best Regards ..
Comrade. Benjamin s Obih ( Activist)
EOWAS COMMISSION .

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