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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: "Monjur Alahi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankpedro@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:23:41 +0530
Subject: We Have Completed Your Transaction

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Asian Money Transfer Department
333 Silom Road, Bangrak,Bangkok 10500 Thailand.
 
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER DETAILS
 
This is from the Western Union Money Transfer office of Asia Release Department Thailand. Be inform that western union is giving out funds to farmers to yield more food for your country, for education, for business to produce goods and to serve goods to the nation, to foundations to care for the less privileged ones. This program is called "operation build the nation" in support of THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF) AND THE WORLD BANKS
 
We received Payment notification from the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS to transfer One Million Four Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars. I have today sent western union money transfer to you following the instructions that i receive from the IMF COMMITTEE after our last week meeting in New Delhi India.
 
 
We sent an agent to your home/office address but we did not receive any responds that is the reason why we have sent the money to MR. PEDRO FRANK working in the United National Bank with (THAILAND HIGH COMMISSION) in India and also to your name. We have informed Mr. Pedro Frank to authorize the pick-up of $1,400,000 to your name and he has promised to do immediately he receives your full details.
 
We had a general meeting in New Delhi India were the members of staff commissioned a new foundation in India. The meeting was a very big program. Celebrities and all our financial associate/banks managers was present. All persons received their funds IN DELHI India. The speaker called names out to the red Capet and got their Western Union Money Transfer ATM CARD sum of $1,400,000.
 
WARNING: LET IT BE KNOWN TO YOU THAT THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE BASED ON DIGITAL CODES AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS, IT IS THEREFORE UNSAFE TO REVEAL YOUR DETAILS TO SOMEONE ELSE, E.G WESTERN UNION "MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (MTCN)". WE THEREFORE ADVICE THAT YOU KEEP THIS PROCESS VERY CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THIS PROCESS IN COMPLETED. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO PROTECT YOU AGAINST HACKERS AND SPIES.
 
 
You are to provide the following details for Mr Pedro Frank to make the Western Union Money Transfer to your full details:
 
YOUR FULL NAME: *******************************************************
ADDRESS: *************************************************************
TELEPHONE NO: ********************************************************
DATE OF BIRTH: ********************************************************
NATIONALITY: **************************************************
OCCUPATION: **********************************************************
MARITAL STATUS: *******************************************************
YOUR GENDER: ********************************.*************************
 
Contact the approved agent (Mr. Pedro Frank) via the details as provided
 
below:
 
============================== ==========
 
Name: Mr. Pedro Frank
E-mail: frankpedro@qq.com
(THAILAND HIGH COMMISSION) Embassy in India
The Financial Desk Controller's Office
UNITED NATIONS BANK Limited
 
============================== ==========
 
MR. PEDRO FRANK WHO IS A WESTERN UNION AGENT TO THAILAND HIGH COMMISSION is the agent that do help the Thailand Embassy to receive Big sum of money, he is the only personnel that can help you order the western union pickup. contact MR FRANK FOR HIM TO ORDER THE WESTERN UNION CONTROL NUMBER TO YOUR NAME FOR YOU TO PICKUP.
 
There are more details to guide you in this transaction, however as soon as you send MR. Pedro Frank your detail, you will receive the rest information that are necessary to collect your cash in any western union office near you.
 
Note that you have to make every transaction fast as any funds not received and liable to be returned to sender by Western Union Money Transfer Authorities as unclaimed funds.
 
Purpose for the money is for
•    Good Health care
•    Better Education
•    A fair standard of living
•    Leisure and play
•    Protection from being exploited and abuse
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Monjur Alahi
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICER
 

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