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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.MARK JAMES" <taniamaryan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: head.offce1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:00:28 -0800
Subject: MTCN : 567-719-6723 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR YOUR FUND HAS BEEN RELEASED


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Address: No. 51 Avakpa, Western Union Cotonou, Benin
Office Telephone: +229-62-423-839.








*AS MATTER OF URGENT WE ARE CALLING ON YOUR URGENT ATTENTION CONCERN YOUR
FUNDS, PLEASE DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO GET US THE REQUIRED FEE OF $35 THIS
IS BECAUSE THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) HAVE INSTRUCTED TO
RETURN THE PAYMENT FILE BACK IF ANY BENEFICIARY HAS FAILED TO CLAIM HIM OR
HER FUNDS WITHIN 72 HOURS. WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO ASK THEM TO HAVE
PATIENTS WITH YOU TILL YOUR GIVE DATE BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND .
WE ARE THE ONE HOLDING THEM FOR VERY LONG TIME .THIS IS THE INSTRUCTION
ALERT WE RECEIVED TODAY. NOTE; WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY THE IMF TO RETURN THE
PAYMENT FILE WITHIN 72 HOURS IF THE BENEFICIARY DID NOT COMPLY TO CLAIM
HIS/HER FUNDS. WE ARE NOW CALLING ON YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO RESPONSE TO
THIS EMAIL ONCE YOU RECEIVE IT AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO SEND REPLY
TOGETHER WITH PAYMENT INFORMATION OF THE NEEDED $35 SO THAT YOU WILL START
RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT TO AVOID THE IMF BEEN TAKEN THE FUNDS BACK IN NEXT
72 HOURS. HOWEVER, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THE HOME
LAND SECURITY CLEARANCE FEE OF $35 VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM SO
THAT WE WILL ASSIST YOU AND OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE CONCERNED
OFFICE, BECEUSE THAT IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOUR FUNDS OKAY. HERE IS
THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE MONEY.RECEIVER
NAME:.......................DAVID
EJOHCITY/COUNTRY:........................COTONOU - BENIN
REPUBLIC.QUESTION:.............................WHOANSWER:...............................GODAMOUNT:..............................$35
DOLLMTCN:......................................SENDER
NAME:.........................*

*DO SEND US THE MTCN NUMBERS AS SOON AS YOU MADE THE PAYMENT. IF YOU CAN
SEND THE FEE TODAY, YOU WILL PICK UP THE FIRST PAYMENT AND WE WILL SEND
YOU ANOTHER $7,000 TODAY AS THE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IS THE ONLY THING
HOLDING THE TRANSFER.*


*YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT IN NEXT 2 HOURS OF RECEIVING SAID
FEE FROM YOU. WE ARE ADVISING YOU TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN AND GET US THE
SAID MONEY TODAY AND YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT IN 2 HOURS OF
SENDING THE FEE TO US. MEANWHILE WE ADVISE TO SEND US YOUR DIRECT PHONE
NUMBER FOR FAST UPDATE ONCE WE MADE YOUR PAYMENT. *
*THE INFORMATION OF THE PAYMENT WE MADE TODAY IS ENCLOSED.*

Sender Name

Michael Choppa




Reference number
*567-719-6723*
Amount send
*$7,000 *USD


Test Question
Payment
Test Answer
Made


Sender's First Name
Michael
Sender's Last Name
Choppa



FOR SELF-CONFIRMATION, CLICK ON THIS LINK
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

*AFTER FILLING THE INFORMATION, CLICK CHECK STATUS. NOTE THAT IF YOU
TRACK THIS INFORMATION, THE STATUS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE FUNDS IS
" Available for pick up by receiver" BUT YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THIS MONEY
UNTIL THE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IS OBTAINED.THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN REPUBLIC HEAD OFFICE. **DISPATCHED THIS DAY.
FOR INQUIRY, CALL +229-62-423-839.*


*SINCERELY,*
*REV. MARK JAMES*
*+229-62-423-839.*
*Western Union® Money Transfer,*
*Head Office Benin Republic.*
*Western Union®*
*Send Money Worldwide*
*With Western Union Money Transfer service, Money transfer is performed in
15-20 minutes and bank account is not required. We only transfer
via Western Union, no Bank Wire Transfer.*

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