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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 Money Transfer <officefile4581@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: westerrnunion85@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:24:52 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Thanks and Do Have a Great Day Ahead !


Western Union Payments










DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
NO.5/8 TOKPA ESTATE BUILDING
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
TEL: +229-98-789205

                                                                           


 

                                               Attention:

 

I have been mandated to ask what the
cause of the delay is about your non-response back to this office
concerning the remittance of your funds to you.

 

This
office is under pressure from Mr.Jeffrey White the man who still claims
that you are dead and that you made him your Beneficiary and next of
kin so all money should be given to him .

 

We
are very confused at this stage of this transaction because we heard
from you and the next thing was silence which looks very suspicious as
if you were not the one and truely dead as this gentle man claims you
are.Mr.Jeffrey White is ready to pay for the arrangement of your paper
work so that funds can be awarded to him as your next of kin.

 

 

I
am only carrying out the very last confirmation of this Organisation
wish ok,you are advised to get back to us and when you will pay the
activation change of $100 usd  immediately if you are Alive so that we
can
proove to this man that he is lying or better still give him what he is
entitled to as your Next of kin.

 

We await your urgent response if you are living.

 

 

Thanks and Do Have a Great Day Ahead !  

 























                                                                                                                             
   


Best Regards,  
Mr. Mark James
Chairman (UNRC).,

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