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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: "Mr. Tony White" <"www."@shore.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Tony White" <wuawdgroup1@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 10:33:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: UBA Post Office Agent Location


Mr. Tony White
Maria Pinckney (richardmaxwell19012017@outlook.com)
Western Union Money Transfer
UBA Post Office Agent Location
Agata Benin Republic.

Dear Maria Pinckney, Thank you very much for your urgent respond.

Your details have been verified and your fund has been transferred, the transfer value is $5000.00 but you will have to pay for the service fee before we authorized your pick up immediately. This batch payment of $5000.00 will be carried out in an interval of three weeks until your total fund worth of $1.6 Million United State Dollars is transferred completely to you okay.

Below is the details of your transfer Available for pick up by you

Click here to Track website https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=TW
Money Transfer Control Number: 942-228-9046
Transfer Status: Available
Sender's Name: Peter Iwunor
Amount Transferred: $5000
*Please note that the above transaction has not been authorized for pick up, the reason why you cannot pick up your fund right now is because the service fee has not been forwarded to us which is the only fee that is putting your fund on hold, as soon as we receive the service fee your fund will be authorized and will be available for pick up at any western union agent location in your state.*

Service fee covers the cost of services rendered when administering & maintaining a third-party transaction to a beneficiary that is not living within the country which the fund is being deposited, service fee is usually (0.4%) of the transferable funds.

The reason why the service fee cannot be deducted from your fund is because your fund has been insured by the depositor, this is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national monetary act as adopted in 1999 and amended on 3rd July 2004 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect beneficiary and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

The service fee is 0.5% of $750,000,00 which is $185 plus Value Added Tax (VAT) of $5.50c. The service fee should be forwarded to our Account Officer stated below;

Receiver Name: Emeka Ikem
Country : Benin Republic
City : Cotonou
Text Question: In God
Text Answer: We Trust
Amount: $185

Send the following details alongside with a scanned copy of your payment slip via e-mail to us for prompt clearance:
Sender's name:.......................
Sender's Address:...................... .
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):....................... .........

If you have questions or need assistance, our team is here to help. You can send us an email.

Best Regards,.
Austin William
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Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office. Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Benin
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