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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: "scott" <scott@montgomeryprint.com>
Reply-To: moneytransfer02@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:26:34 -0400
Subject: Re: MY DEAR YOUR MTCN : 1303.748.443 IS THERE NOW OS GET BACK TO US


COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY TOGETHER WITH YOUR FAMILY, THIS IS TO CONFIRM THERECEIPT OF ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUNDCOMMITTEE DATED 26 / 09 / 2012.
 
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT WE RECEIVEDEXPRESS MANDATE AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM MR.PRESIDENT, DR THOMAS YAYI BONI(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN TOGETHER WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTERADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND COMMITTEE TO COMMENCE THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OFYOUR FUNDS THROUGH THIS MEDIUM OF WESTERN UNION  MONEY TRANSFER FOREARSY CONFIRMATION AND YOU SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT THROUGH THIS MEDIUMOF WESTERN UNION  MONEY TRANSFER THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BE RECEIVING$5000.00 USD ONLY PER DAY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL $2.8MILLON  FUNDS ISCOMPLETELY TRANSFERRED TO YOU.

INFORMATION OF THE FIRST WESTERN UNION MADE IN YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BERELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF  $110EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $105 US DOLLARS FOR THE ACTIVATION AND COST BILLFEE OF YOUR TRANSFER.MEANWHILE YOU CAN TRACK IT AND CONFIRM THE MTCN BYWEBSITE.(https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

Mtcn :  1303.748.443
Sender First Name :  Marcel
Sender Last Name : Kimelman
Amounth Sent $5000 only
 
HOWEVER; THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS WESTERN UNION  MONEY TRANSFER WISHS TOINFORM YOU THAT YOUR FIRST INSTALMENT PAYMENT SUM OF ($5000 USD) HASBEING SENT IN YOUR ADDRESS THIS MORNING BUT THE PAYMENT HAS PLACE ONHOLD BECAUSE YOU DID NOT FULFILLED OUR RULES AND REGULATION UNDERFORIEGIN TRANSACTION,PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THIS EMAIL(moneytransfer02@kimo.com)
 
ACCORDING TO OUR FORIEGIN TRANSACTION STRATEGY THE TRANSACTION WILLCOST YOU SUM OF $105.00 FOR THE SIGNING AND STAMPING FEE OF YOURPAYMENT FILE, PLESAE CALL ME WITHIN THIS NUMBER  +229-9301-2571 IMMEDIATELY OK

1) STAMP FEE $45.00
2) SIGN FEE $60.00
3) TOTAL SUM OF $105USD ONLY
 
SO MY DEAR IN YOUR BEST INTEREST, WE HEREBY ADVISED YOU TO USE BELOWINFORMATION AND SEND THE STAMP AND SIGN FEE IMMEDIATELY THROUGH WESTERNUNION TRANSFER SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE FIRST $5000 USDFOR YOU TODAY
 BELOW ARE THE RECEIVER DETAILS,

RECEIP NAME=====Nnamdi Igbaungo
TEXT QUESTION======HOW
ANSWER ======= LONG
COUNTRY ===== ENIN REPUBLIC
CITY ======== TONOU
AMOUNT====== $105.00 ONLY
SENDER'S NAME_______________
MTCN_________________ (10 DIGIT NUMBERS)
SENDERS LOCATION _________________
BE RE-ASSURED OF THIS WESTERN UNION INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY.
THANKS, I AWAIT YOUR UNGENT RESPOND,
REGARDS
MR Elvis Adekunle 
MANAGER FOREIGN OPERATION



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