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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "westernunionofice@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22961066923 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Frank Ositadilinma" <diplomaticagent076@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <westernunionofice@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:29:02 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU,

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Attention

I am Dr.Frank Ositadilinma,Please we are very sorry for all the problem
that you have passed through because of this your belonging payment
which you failed to receive till now, first of all, i want to introduce
my self to you, my name is Dr.Frank Ositadilinma, i am the new elected
director general of western union office Benin republic, i have been
chosen last week. I am writing this mail with deep sorrow, i saw your
name on our file yesterday through my searching as the one of the most
beneficiary who did not receive your fund valued $1.8 million usd which
supposes to be transferring at the rate of $4,500.00 per day during
former manager regime.

The reason i am emailing you today is to inform you that the former
western union manager has been sacked out since last week due to his
illegal work ungodly act, i am here to inform you that the only thing
that will lead you to receive your fund is by trusting me and follow my
direction. You sent a lot of money to him in order to get your fund
which fails. Therefore am telling you that the reason you did not
receive your fund is because you did not follow the direct way to get
your fund but to extorting money from you in various quarters. Due to
the former manager's attitude we therefore resolve to sacked him out
since he didn't keep our instruction,

so now we have arranged to pay you because all our investigated
confirmed that you are the right person to receive this fund. Note we
have two option of paying you, and you are the one to make your choice
Option (1) is 0ur western union gold card which you will withdraw daily
$4,000.00 option (2) receive daily cash $4,500.00 till the total payment
completed. There is one certificate called (fund release order
certificates) which you suppose to obtain from federal high court
services which will noticed that you are not a Benin citizen, but you
did not have it and that is only what you needed
to obtain.

According to the instruction passed to this western union department
from the office of the (federal high court services) this will duly
guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the
Benin government. So i want you to know that your fund of $1.8 million
usd is still with the federal government account but it will be release
immediately to this western union office as soon as you obtain the (fund
release order certificate) according to our messenger who went to the
federal high court services office Benin republic for the release order
certificates he told us that it
will cost you the sum of $89 only to obtain it, so he told us that
they will issue it immediately you send the fee.

So reconfirm to us again your,
Address__________
Full Name__________
Country____________
Mobile Phone Number____
sex/Age__________________
Occupation______________

with the option either you want it gold card or daily
payment of $4,500 per day. I will be awaiting to hear from you
immediately with the payment information to obtain the fund release
order certificate today,

Bellow is the information to send the fee Via western union or money
gram

Receiver Name:______DAN EMKA
country: ___________Benin republic.
City:_______________cotonou
Question:__________Present year
Answer:____________2015
Amount:_____________$89 Usd
MTCN_________________
Sender's Name_________

i am here giving you guarantee and also 100 % percent assurance that
this is the only money you will pay and after you pay it you will
receive your fund immediately. I will be waiting right away to have the
payment information in order to enable us obtain this needed certificate
for you. Email me at( westernunionofice@qq.com )

Regards,
Dr.Frank Ositadilinma
the new manager of western union
telephone number +229-61066923

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