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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 ONYEKA ANNIE <onyeboy@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:46:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Welcome to western union money transfer.


Attn; Beneficiary
Welcome to western union money transfer.
This special consideration of your inability to pay the main amount required.
Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now, states that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your mtcn to enable you cash up your first payment of $5,000:00 From your total (fund) $2.5Million United State Dollars for your full winning compensation Inheritance funds payment,
since you are finding it difficult to make this payment since , we have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have for the activation fee since you are not able to come up with the required sum, time is of the essence here.
This is the same western union that you are dealing with , so don’t be confuse we are doing it for your new year gift, so go and send any amount of money that you have at hand from $78 USD upward, we will activate your mtcn and release your first funds $5,000 to you tomorrow morning my time, upon receipt of this payment.
And also remember that your total fund is $2,500, 000.00 united state Dollars (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.
Be inform that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first payment of $5,000:00 usd, also I am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your mtcn of which you will and can never cash up the balance sum.
So I want you to send the amount you have at hand from $78 usd upward. With this information below. And update us amount that you send and the mtcn.
1. Receiver name: Mrs Onyeka U Andersson
2. Address: No 5 Western Avenue Kotogbe,
Benin Republic
3. Country:... Benin Republic.
4. City:... Cotonou
6. Test question:... Trust?
7. Test answer:... In God
8. Amount: … $78
9.Mtcn Number:
10. Sender Name:
Send us the mtcn number immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the activation fee we will release you the first receipt of your $5000 tomorrow morning.
REGARDS MY DIRECT PHONE LINE IS +229-99-453-17,Mrs Onyeka U Andersson.
MY CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS ( moneytransferworldwide@w.cn )
Your funds in our Western Union money Transfer The maximum amount you will be receiving per a day is $5,000.00) Below this is your first payment $5,000 Dollars type westernunion.com if you want to track your MTCN number
MTCN: 636-1660-890
Sender’s Name: Samuel G Ekwesbelli
Test Question: God?
Answer: Is Good
But it is on hold due to you did not activate it ,But it remain on hold until you send the $78 so now send the $78 then we will release your first payment to you tomorrow morning. So you can track it with our web site www.westernunion.com and to confirm the truth of your money is there until you send the activation fee.
Mrs Onyeka U Andersson from western union office Benin for your payment Operation Manager. Western Union department. Call for confirmation of receipt of this message.
Have a good day.
Regards,
Mrs Onyeka U Andersson.

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