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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: REV PASTOR JOHN GREEN <officefl607@gmail.com>
Reply-To: offrceunion@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:03:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR YOUR PAYMENT IS READY FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.




  SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE:
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 473 LEU, DE AKPAKPA ROAD.
Welcome to Western Union Tel:+229-99215288
E-mail:: (offrceunion@yahoo.com.hk)
 
Attn: Customer;
 
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $4.500,000.00US (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)directed in cash credited to file KTU/9023118000/03, at the owner of this email address.The International Monetary Fund contacted us for your compensation a couple of hours ago due to your allocated security code.They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address,so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.The total amount mentioned above is with western union outlet and they will send the money via western union to you. Note you will be receiving $5,000 every day . Therefore i want you to email  Mr.JOHNSON KUTA  the western union supervisor and ask him to give you the MTCN you need to pick up the first $5,000 today.Call Mr.JOHNSON KUTA now and ask him to give you mtcn and every other
information you need to pick up your first $5,000 today. Here is what he may require from you..
 
FULL NAME: ..................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:..........
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:...........
OCCUPATION:TRANSPORTS......... .
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:.........
 
In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union Solicitors Fund Verification Department:  (offrceunion@yahoo.com.hk)and also call +229 99215288  Mr. JOHNSON KUTA the western union supervisor As soon as this information is received,we will send you,your first payment or at the counter directly from The Western Union Rendering Bank. When emailing,please use reference number 250-153 as your subject .(offrceunion@yahoo.com.hk)
 
Note: that the only money you will send to them is for there
transferring charge, which will cost you only $95 only Contact him now on
this web-mail address:(offrceunion@yahoo.com.hk) tele phone.+229-99215288 Contact person Mr. JOHNSON KUTA.
 
here is the first payment of $5000 sent to you but you cannot pick it up until you send the transferring charge which is $95,you can track it and see that the payment is available for pick up,but its on hold until you send the transfer charge

You can Track it with this web site

https://wumt.westernunion.com/info/homePage.asp?country=BJ&origination=US

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N): 0390298394
Sender:::::::david lame
MTCN::::::::0390298394
Question::::In God
Answer::::::::::::We Trust
Amount::::::$5,000.00 USD

so use this information below to send the transfer charges to through our office western union to enable us start releasing your payment as programmed ok

Once you send the fee you  get back to us with the copy of the payment clip or the mtcn and senders name to enable us receive and start releasing your fund

RECEIVER NAME: ----------- ANTHONY EKWEALOR
ADDRESS:---------------------- 473 LEU, DE AKPAKPA ROAD COTONOU
COUNTRY: ----------- BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY : -----------------COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION: WHEN?
ANSWER: NOW
AMOUNT: $95 DOLLARS
 
Sincerely,
Best Regard
REV PASTOR JOHN GREEN

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