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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. Don C John" <www.@forest.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Don C John" <w.union.offce11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 07:50:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome to Western Union Money Transfer,




Western Union Money Transfer
EMS Post Office Agent Location
Benin Republic
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE
TELEPHONE: +229-62-423-839.


Attention.:

How are you doing today? Please take your time to read and understand this message and please get back to me as a matter of urgency. After our official verification perusal we have obtain facts that you are the bonafide beneficiary of the total fund of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand united state dollars($1.500,000.00) deposited in our office by the ministry of finance of the Federal Republic Of Benin through fund vault KTU/9023118308/03 from United Nation, since this fund was given by the Paris Club International on your name we never heard from you till now, we want to use this opportunity to congratulate you once again for this immensely donation given to you by the Paris Club International, You are pick up your first payment of $5,000USD immediately.

Please you are advise to go through this e-mail carefully and make sure you understand and comply with the contents before replying. We are instructed by Federal Government of Benin to transfer your fund to you via our installment transfer through our service (Western Union Money Transfer) so you will be receiving $5,000.00 USD daily until the successful installment transfer of your total fund of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand united state dollars($1.500,000.00). Meaning that you will be receiving your $5,000 USD till the two hundred twenty five days which is the number of days required for you to receive your total fund of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand united state dollars($1.500,000.00).

Mean while you are required to send us the re-new payment file which is $40 usd for the $5000USD that we have already transferred to your name but cannot be pick because it was place on hold by the management. Reason, because we intend to deduct the transferring fee out from your total fund but the Financial Trust Fund Committee of Benin Republic proof in accordance to United Nation financial edits of 1990 as related to international fund transfer policy as agreed with Western Union acts that no one has right over your fund as it have been signed and stamped that no money should be deducted from your fund until it all gets to you to avoid any mal-practice in making excessive deduction from your fund, be informed that if the policy is not observe it might involve corruption which in other words might lead you loosing your fund, therefore take note that we cannot deduct your transfer fees from your fund.

Here is the information of the one we sent on your name now to you, but it will remain on hold and the receiver name will not be given to you until your payment file re-new before we can release the first $5,000USD to you. To you be sure that the money is available in your name, you can track it and confirm the availability of your first payment. Click on our web-site via this tracking link https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global to track your available money.

Sender Name.. ....... ...... Duray Wilson
MTCN.................... 115-717-0635
Transfer Status: (Available)
Amount:.......................$5000.00 USD

Therefore, copy the name below and go straight and send our official re-new payment file of $40 usd to enable us proceed on your payment release immediately, below is the information of our account officer which you will use to remit the $40 usd Western Union Money Transfer been our re-new payment file for your $5,000.00 usd.

Receiver name:........ Emma Mmabia
Country:.................. Benin Republic
Test question:..........Honest
Test answer:.............Trust
Amount:..................$40 usd
Sender Name:..............

Your urgent respond is highly needed to enable us to release your first transferred $5,000USD within an hour, include your telephone number as you reply with your payment MTCN for the transfer fees. We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (WUMT-824) so you have to indicate this code when contacting as your subject, call me for any question: +229-62-423-839.

I do hope you totally understand the content and note of this message? Please do get back to us immediately with your prompt response.

Welcome to Western Union Money Transfer,
Mr. Don C John (Transfer Manager)
TEL: +229-62-423-839.


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