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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 <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:40:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: United Nations Organization and Western Union Money Transfer.


 











Attention Beneficiary:

This is to officially
inform you that the United Nations Organization compensation payment committee,
has mapped out funds running into Millions of United States Dollars for the
settlement of all funds that have been lost to Benin Republic/ Nigeria dodges
via Lottery Winnings, Contract payments, Fake Bank Transfer dodges, Inheritance
Funds payments, fake money orders, fraudulent online shopping, dating dodges,
charity dodges, check transfer and ATM dodges etc. This compensation is been
sponsored and done by the Benin Republic/ Nigeria Government in collaboration
with the World Bank, United Nations Organization and Western Union Money
Transfer.

We have been directed by the United Nations Security Council to
make a compensation payment of US$50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars Only) to you being one of the listed beneficiaries. Be informed that a
first part payment of sum of US$2,000 (Two Thousand U.S Dollars) shall be sent
to you on a daily basis for 25 days.

Below is the Western Union
information for the first payment pick up:

MTCN: 987-651-7649
SENDER
NAME: Margret David
Question: MONTH
Answer: June

Amount: $2,000.00 USD

RECEIVER
INFORMATION:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Kindly get back to
us via email and phone (+229-68-447338) immediately confirming your name, address and
telephone number, Once we receive your email, we shall give you more information
on what you need to do to activate the above MTCN (987-651-7649) to start up
your transfer. Attached to this message is copy of my International Passport for
Identification.

i give you 100% Gurantee that as soon as you send the
require fee of $55 today, then you will receive your first payment this morning
before 10mins. so please you have to send the money the same way you send the
last money. so please update us with the MTCN now. you have to use the same
information you use to send the last money. You are advice to send the fee $55
through western union money transfer Or money gram;
 
Receiver
Name:_________John Chukwu
Country:________Benin
Republic
City:_________Cotonou
City Code:_______00229
Test
Question:______Good?
Answer:________God
Amount________$55
MTCN
Number:_________


Furthermore you are advised to call us as the
instruction was passed that within 6hours without hearing from you, Consider
your payment canceled. Number to call is the below listed managing director's
office of the release order: +229-68-447338

Email them via (
w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com ) immediately!!!
We are looking forward to
hearing from you.

Thanks

Dr. Godwin KiKi.
(Western Union Mgr
Benin Rep. )
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer



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