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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Anthony Robert" <jerjulhoward@verizon.net>
Reply-To: westernunion993@hosanna.net
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:32:05 -0700 (PDT)
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Western
Union®
Welcome to Western
Union
Send Money
Worldwide
FROM DIRECTOR MR. ANTHONY ROBERT 

FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER WESTERN UNION

OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
TEL +229-98-95-28-02.
Western Union  office (  westernunion993@hosanna.net)

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FROM
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS
455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB
SITE.www.westernunion.co.uk  http://site.www.westernunion.co.uk/

 
 Attn: My
Dear.
 
WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS IN 
YOUR CITY  FROM THE FINACIAL DEPARTMENT HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC.YOU WILL BE
RECEIVING YOUR FUND ( $5000 U.S.D ) PER DAY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE TOTAL SUM
OF $850.000.00 WITHIN 180 DAYS.
 
YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES THE SUM OF
$98 USD FOR THE $5000 THAT WE HAVE  ALREADY SEND,  MEANWHILE SEND THE $98 USD TO
US IMMEDIATELY TODAY FOR FASTER SENDING OF YOUR FUND CORRECTLY BY TURSDAY
MORNING.
 
 AFTER THE MONEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERED  CORRECTLY TO YOUR 
ADDRESS  WE WILL MAIL YOU THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR
MONEY IN ANY WESTERN UNION ARROUND YOU CORRECTLY BECAUSE THE ONE THAT IS HERE IS
NOT CORRECT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT RECIVED OUR $98 USD ONLY.
 
 
REASON WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $98 USD USD IS THAT
WE TRIED TO DIDUCT THE TRANSFERING FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER
AMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND OF BENIN REPUBLIC TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS RIGHT OVER
YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DIDUCTED
UNTIL IT GETS TO YOUR HANDS TO AVOID STEALING SOME OF THE
FUNDS.
 
HERE IS THE ONE WE SEND TO YOU BUT IT WILL REMAIN ON HELD UNTIL
YOU SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES OF $98 USD BEFORE WE CAN REALISE IT MEANWHILE
YOU WILL TRACK IT AND CONFIRM THE MTCN BY WWW.WESTERNUNION.CO.UK
Sender Name : Mr
Cyril Ekwealor
MTCN : 467-052-0612
Question/Answer/Colour/Blue
Amount------------------------$5,000,00,
 
 http://www.westernunion.co.uk/info/selectCountry.asp
FINALY URGENT SEND US THE $98 USD USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED
ON YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY RIGHT.
 
BELOW IS OUR ACCOUNT'S  INFORMATION FOR YOU TO SEND THE
$98 USD  USD THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER  BEEN OUR TRANSFERING CHARGE
FOR YOUR $5000.00 USD.
                                              

1.RECEIVER NAME:.............Mr Cyril
Ekwealor
2.COUNTRY:..........................Republic of Benin .
3.CITY
:................ .................Cotonou.
4.TEST
QUESTION:...............Honest?
5.TEST ANSWER:...... ............YES.

6.AMOUNT:............................$98 USD
.
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED
.
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS
MESSAGE TO QUICKEN THE PROCESS.

 REGARDS







Western
Union®
Welcome to Western Union

Send Money Worldwide 


YOURS
SINCERELLY
HONOURABLE  MR. ANTHONY ROBERT
FORIGN
OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN
REPUBLIC



www.westernunion.co.uk
Western
Union Payments
 



 
 PRIVACY NOTE
Once you make the deposit of this amount
$98 USD your total sum will be release on hold.Be
officailly guided and note all my instruction a listed,allways be rest assured
that every thing has put together for you fevoure.As i wait to hear from you
with details.
 
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Anthony
Robert
 





                    

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