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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. Sandra Goodluck" <jeraldclinton@live.com>
Reply-To: w.u.b.c@w.cn
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:11:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: if you are still ALIVE, reply back


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WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Address: No. 5 Western Avenue Cotonou,
West Africa,
Republic Benin
E-mail(w.u.b.c@w.cn)
Tel: +2299 68231753
 

Dear Valued Esteemed Customer,
 
We your urgent confirmation to this matter because there is a
counter claim on your winnings.  I am writing to confirm the fact if you are
(DEAD) or (ALIVE) and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what
Mrs. Nancy Young said was right that you are dead. Mrs. Nancy Young has agreed
to pay the needed charge fee valued of $58.00 dollar required for the Bond Stamp
Duty Fee to pick up your first payment of of $3,000.00 today from your winning
funds total amount of $2.5Million USD,
 
Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N):
309-0365-458
Sender’s First Name: Augustine
Sender’s Last Name:
Emeka
Test Question: who is great
Answer: God

Website; www.westernunion.com track it and be sure ok. You
can track it by typing : www.westernunion.com and click tracking then you
enter this MTCN : (309-0365-458) and sender name: Augustine and last name:
Emeka.
 
My dear, I must confess to you that i am totally
confused. We refuse to collect the money from Mrs. Nancy
Young  yet as we want to find out if you are DEAD or not, so if you are still
(ALIVE) you are advice in your own best interest to reply back, The only money
you will pay to our office here is just $58.00 for the paper works, Take note of
this now, so we can stop further communication with Mr.Jerry
Young and have her arrested immediately.
 
BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFOMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE
$58.00 TO OUR CASHIER NAME THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
 
Receivers Name===== Udezuo Emmanuel
Country============Benin
Republic
City===============Cotonou
Text question=======Best
Colour?
Text answers======= Yellow
Amount============$58.00usd
MTCN
Number=======?
 
You must send us the details provided by Western Union
immediately you made the payment of $58usd.
Senders Name=======
Sender Address======
Sender
Country======
MTCN==============
Amount sent========
 
Beside if you fail to comply with the needed $58 Dollars we
release the transfer to Mr.Jerry Young to back up the transfer.

Looking forward to hear from you if you are still  ALIVE,
reply back for fast action so that we will release your transfer to you with out
any other delay. Please quickly run to the WESTERN UNION around you and send the
$58.00 right now for the Bond Stamp Duty Fee if you are still 
ALIVE. 
 
I came from a good and Honorable christian family & don't
want anything that will date my name in this office. I am a very respectful
WESTERN UNION management here and people always use my influence to get their
money successful i have been into this profession for quite a long time
now 
 
Await your Swift Response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.
Sandra Goodluck
Forign operation manager 
Call me on +2299
68231753

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