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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: MRS LINDA ONU <ueyt-------------7@att.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 14:15:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NOW CONTACT WESTERN UNION AGENT FOR YOUR FUND
















Attention Customer,

There is an issue involving $3.7M USD
which was called to Our Bank(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC concerning your compensation of $3.700,000.00 USD has
been forwarded to Western Union Money Transfer and An instruction has come
directly from Mr.Jona Akim of Ministry Of Finance.

He asked us to start
sending your fund installment $5000 per a day through western union money
transfer.This type of transfer means you will be receiving $5000 every day
through western union until the total of $3.700,000.00 USD is completely
transferred to you.

Today,our bank has effected your first payment of
$5000 through western union.
Now you have to Contact Dr. David Williams on
his contact below as he is the person in charge of your payment.

The
Western union Agent is:
Name: Dr. David Williams
Email: westnnion02@fastservice.com
Phone number: +229 98 33 02 57
Address: 12 Apkapka St Cotonou,
Benin Republic


Money sent Through Cornelis Zwaagstra,
amount sent $5,000.00 to you today. So contact Dr. David Williams on above email
address and tell him to give you needed information and also for him to help you
pick the $5,000.00.

Reconfirm your address
(1)Your Full name:
................
(2)Your Phone number: ...................
(3)Your Contact
address: ..................
(4)Your Age:
....................................

You will also have to send them the
tax clearance charges of $137usd [as per the instruction from the International
Monetary Fund(I.M.F office)]Pls contact Dr. David Williams ASAP and send them
the fee for them to send you the pick up information for your first $5000
payment.

Mrs Linda Onu
Yours in Service.
Cotonou,Benin
Republic.




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