419 scam: Charles Hagan <"www."@orion.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Client,

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Hagan <"www."@orion.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: w_union101@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 07:03:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Client,

Greetings, am very sorry for taken too much of your time at this moment please bear with us OK the money has been send.

This is your (8) Ref-control numbers of $28,000 USD send through Western Union:

(1)5645-3?639 - $3,500USD
(2)6426-475?3 - $3,500USD
(3)9635-?438 - $3,500USD
(4)3466-494?5 - $3,500USD
(5)7416-337?5 - $3,500USD
(6)6406-242?5 - $3,500USD
(7)6004-1411?5 - $3,500USD
(8)8426-94?35 - $3,500USD

It was directed to send to you but keep pending on-hold because of ACTIVATION fee, We are hereby inform you as the beneficiary of the funds that before to pick up the $3,500USD on daily basis Your payment file which was deposited in our office here will be renewed and activated with the sum of ($150usd) only to enable us program your name In High court with this information to pick up your funds in any nearest Western -Union office around you.

We tried to deduct the fee from your funds but the minister administrator trust fund told us that no one has access over your funds as it has been signed and stamped that no money should be deducted or added to the value until it gets to the beneficiary to avoid fraud or any thing related to that because if any one has access to deduct or added to the value it may result another thing.

It is very important that you make the fee available to this office as soon as you receive this massage to renew and activated your account deposit file for security purposes so that the full information will be release to pick up your funds as it has approved by the (Ecowas) Economic Community of West Africa State.

The total amount of your funds which you are going to confirm is (USD$3.7USD) as soon as we confirm the fee.
However, You are here to be sure that within 2hrs-30m of receiving the $150.00 your full payment will be release and give,SENDER'S NAME, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER TO PICK UP the money.

Therefore you are expected as the beneficiary to send ($150.00 to enable us carry out the transfer with immediate effect as the instructed has passed across to us.

Finally, the payment information where to send the fee Via Money Gram or Western Union In our Headquarter;

Receiver's Name :: EKENE ANYAN
Country :: Benin Republic.
City: :: Cotonou,
Text Question :: How Long
Answer: :: Immediately
Amount :: required:($150.00)

Money Transfer Control Number:(MTCN)
Sender's name ::
Sender's Direct Telephone :
Sender$B!G(Bs address:

After making the payment $150, we shall activated your file and release your money. We will keep on sending it daily until the total deposit money is completed.

Endeavor to furnish us your full details mostly avoid error these should include:
(1) Receivers full Name--- (2) Country and Address----
(3) Direct Tel---

I wait for your reply.
Yours in service
Mr.Charles Hagan
Contact tel/phone line Tel:+234(8178251070)
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
Republic Manager

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