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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: Dr innocent Yaro <drinnocenty@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:40:00 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT







 












    

  







WESTERN UNION  HEAD OFFICE
DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT
OFFICE
TELEPHONE
+229-98-24-20-07
WEB SITE.www.westernunion.com  

E-Mail;  westernunionheadofficedepartment@yahoo.fr




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 $227. in order to receive
your PAYMENT of which we didn’t hear from you for sometime now.
 
Hence, our (WESTERN UNION) is now offering a Special bonus to help
all our customers that are abandoned their PAYMENT in our custody due to because
of price. in order words we are now requesting that those involve should pay
only the sum of $65. 00 to receive all their PAYMENT abandoned in our
custody.
 
Besides, my dear, this is the opportunity for you and have to
comply and your funds shall be transfer to your destination
address.
 
But note that after (3DAYS) you did not make the payment of
$65.00 then we will divert your funds to govement fund aviod problem or we will
cancel the payment because this year is not last year, 
 
Note; That after
the (THREE DAYS ) We will enter A new project for the year and that is the reason
we decided to help all our customers before we enter the new year
project
 
So be advise to send $65.00. immediately if you still wiiling to
claim your payment  so that we will register your payment once we receive
the transfer charges because you will start receiveing your payment as
from tomorrow morning by 11 am our time here.
 
After the payment of $65.00 we will give the full informations to
pick up your first payment of $5.000.00 through western union,
Send the money through Western Union Money
Transfer with the information below:

 
1. Receiver Name :=======Mr Alex Nwabude


2. City/Country:==========Cotonou - Benin
Republic.
3. Question=============God Help
4. Answer:=============   
Us
5.
Amonut:=============US$65.00
 
Forward the payment control number, sender name and address after
sending to enable pick up the money in this Department office
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 govement to aviod problem because we don't
have such time to delay anymore.
 

HERE IS THE FIRST MTCN PAYMENT CONTROL NUMBERS
 
SENDER NAME:::::::Kaye
Milligan
MTCN::::::::::::::::::::::148-
971-0838
Amount:::::::::::::::::::$3500,
 
TRACK THE INFORMATION  WITH THIS WEB SITE.  www.westernunion.com

 
THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD TRACK IT.
 
PASTE MTCN::::148-971-0838 
FIRST NAME::::Kaye
SECOND
NAME:::Milligan 
PRESS OK
 
I am looking forward to receive of $65.00 immediately to
enable us to give your the full informations which you will use pick up your
payment in any western union but fall to do so you will loose your payment
because your have only today and tomorrow after that
nomore.
 
I wish you good luck.
Yours in
service
 
 Best Regard


MRS  JOY  .H. GREEN
 
 
WESTERN UNION  HEAD OFFICE
DEPARTMENT

REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT
OFFICE
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE (
303)
 





 

 

 





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