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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.Benson Henry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernunionunit@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 19:43:04 +0100
Subject: Payment $4,500 US Dollars is available for pick up at Western Union.

Western Union@Send Money Worldwide
Location western union money transfer
Po box 6992 greenwood village, co 80155-6992
Cotonou, Benin Rep
Telephone No.+229, 96892185
Fax. No;+229, 99674539
E: mail: westernunionunit@superposta.com
------------------------------ --------------

Dear Customer of (USD$1.850, 000.00);

Western Union Benin write to inform you that we have already sent your $4,500.00 US Dollars through Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full over due payment total sum of $1.850m USD, via Western Union by the Ministry of Finance. I tried reaching you on phone to give you all the delay information on phone but I couldn't get through yesterday, So I decided to email you together with the MTCN and sender name so that you can pick up your first $4,500.00 to enable us send another $4,500.00 today once your transfer file is reinstated,as you know we will be sending you $4,500.00 twice only per day. And it was agreed that you will pay the transfer reinstatement clearance certificate which has been rediuse to sum of $58 before this release of the first payment to the Western Union World Wide System for immediate payout to you.

For the benefit of doubt Track your first installment of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars daily on-line now for you to be sure;

Below are the first installment payment tracking details track as instructed below for confirmation.

Enter or past the link below, then enter MTCN, Senders First Name & Last Name as directed below.

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

Money Transfer Control Number MTCN: 1536432755
Sender's First Name: JAMES
Sender's Last Name: EYORA
AMOUNT $4,500 US Dollars

Above is the western union information to pick up the $4,500.00; which you will be receiving in 4hours after you sent them their transfer clearance release certificate of $50 and it will serve as re-confirmation of your payment file in the office.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE $50 AND MAKE SURE THE BELOW DETAILS IS USE CORRECTLY TO AVOID ANY OTHER DELAY.

Receiver’s name---------Chris Okonkwo
Country------- Benin
City----Cotonou
Test Question-------Code
Answer -------------00229,
Amount-----------$50

You will locate any Western Union around to picking up your $4,500.00 twice after the reinstatement clreance fee $50. Call the Operation Manager Dr Jose B Douglas because he is the person in charge of your payment, and he will send you another payment today, phone line Call +229 96-89-21-85 E-mail:( western.unionpayment@superposta.com ) contact him on phone once you send the $58 for immediate picking up of your transfer $4,500.00 twice today.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM THE BELOW DETAILS AFTER THE $50 IS SENT.

SENDER NAME------
RECEIVER NAME----
MTCN 10 DIGIT NUM----

Be advice that $50 transfer clearance certificate is compulsory as they told me that is the only money you will pay until you receive your payment completely. Endeavor to E-mail your direct telephone number because you will call once the payment informations is sent to you.

Regards
MR Benson Henry
Email;(westernunionunit@superposta.com)

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