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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 <westernuniontrandsferdesk@tlen.pl>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 07:01:25 +0000
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
WEB SITE.WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM <http://www.westernunion.com/>
*DIRECTOR *
*(MR.PAUL RICHARD) OFFICIE INCHARGE*
*TELL: +22999957514*

*INTERNATIONAL NETWORK*


**
* *

*Send Money Worldwide*

*WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE
TELEPHONE +22999957514*
*
*
*Attention: Dear Valued Customer,
====================This is to notify all our clients about the latest development concerning
all the PAYMENT that are left in our custody which yours are inclusive
Besides, your where given a bill of $250.00. in order to receive your
PAYMENT of which we did not hear from you for sometime now.

Hence, our (WESTERN UNION) is now offering a Special bonus to help all our
customers that are having their payment delayed in our custody due to
because of price, in order words we are now requesting that those involve
should pay only the sum of $100.00 intead of the $250 to receive all their
PAYMENT abandoned in our custody.

Besides,this is the opportunity for you to comply and your funds shall be
transfer to your destination address.
But note that after (3 DAYS) you did not make the payment of $100.00 then we
will divert your funds to government treasury,to avoid problem or we will
cancel the payment because we are closing all transfer for the season.

So be advise to send $100.00. immediately if you are still wiling to claim
your payment so that we will register your payment once we receive the
transfer charges because you will start receiving your payment as from
tomorrow morning by 11 am our time here.

After you make the payment of $100.00 we will give you the full information
to pick up your first payment of $5,000.00 through western union, Send the
$100.00 through Western Union Money Transfer with the information below:*
**
*
1. Receiver Name :=======Okechukwu Y.Solomon*
*2. Country:====== enin Republic.
3. City===================== otonou
4. Question===========how long?
5. Answer:=========== tomorrow
6. Amount:===========US$100.00

Forward the payment control number, sender name and address after sending to
enable pick up the money here.

Note: that we do this to help all our customers so don't delay because any
delay will make us to cancel your payment or divert payment to government to
avoid problem because we don't have such time to delay anymore.
I am looking forward to receive payment of $100.00. immediately you send it
to enable us to give your the full information which you will use to pick up
your payment in any western union but failure to do so you will loose your
payment because your have only today and tomorrow after that no more.


Yours in service
Director (Mr.Paul Richard) officer in charge !!!
**Western Union Department Head office
republic of Benin.*

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