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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: "ROGERS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbankofnigeria_abuja@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:17:54 -0800
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. (TODAY ATA)

Dear Beneficiary,

We are contacting you from WESTERN UNION MONEY

TRANSFER OFFICE IN NIGERIA regarding the amount of

US$800,000{Eight Hundred Thousand United States

Dollars only} that was directed in cash by

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF)/ ECONOMICS

COMMUNITY AND WORLD BANK AUDITORS to release on your

name through our WESTERN UNION BRANCH office here in

Nigeria.

The funds were sent to your name which the MTCN and

SENDER' NAME was credited to file KTU/9023118308, on

your name.


However, The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) in

Conjunction with WORLD BANK AUDITORS /ECONOMICS

COMMUNITY that contacted us for your compensation

fund few hours ago doesn’t pay the western union

official Allocated Security Code Charge (WOASA) that

will empower you to cash the fund at any western

union agent in your country.


Therefore, you are required to send our official

Allocated Security Code fee of $455 that will enable

the fund reflect to your western union location
centre immediately.


FOR SECURITY REASONS, FOLLOW THE UNDERSLISTED

INSTRUCTIONS.


1.Track and confirm that your money is in our system

waiting for the final Allocated Security Code for

pick-up.Log on to western union official site:

www.westernunion.com"https://wumt.westernunion.com/as

p/orderStatus.asp?country=global
"

2. Click tracking and put in your MTCN number:

634602****, and put in the SENDER FIRST NAME: (JUDE),

SENDER LAST NAME: (FRANK) On following the above

instruction, you will see the status of your money.


Note: Once our REMITS department in Nigeria verifies

your western union official Allocated Security Code

charge of $455.00, the code will be immediately

released into your western union allocation and you

will start cashing the money from any western union

outlet in your country bit by bit until you get your

entire fund safely.

Further, you have to understand that the whole sum of

money is already lodged into western union system our

branch in Nigeria, and you CANNOT cash any money

there until you pay the fee for release the final

code, this exercise was made to avoid any fraudulent

towards the fund.


Be informed, that this message is coming to you

directly from the Management of Western Union Money

Transfer Swiss Head Office and our Motto is To Serve

You Better.

Below is the information to send the $455.00 today

through any Western Union money transfer office or

money gram. (Receiver: FRANK IBE….)(Country: LAGOS

NIGERIA ) Question) color >> Answer (yellow).

THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ,

UNITED KINGDOM HEAD OFFICE DISPATCHED THIS DAY!!!


Sincerely,

Mr.Tunde Rogers.
www.westernunion.co.uk
Western Union Payments
Dollars Western Union Logo
Western Union®Send Money Worldwide.


NOTE: CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE

FOR THE REMAINING FOUR NUMBERS ON MY TELEPHONE

NUMBER, 234-8067651429.


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