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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: "DR.MIKE BROWN " <WWW.@fancy.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "DR.MIKE BROWN " <westenrunion@usa.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:01:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN. FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE TELEPHONE : +229 66609594 WEB http://www.westernunion.com

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:


AFTER OUR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION PERUSAL WE HAVE OBTAIN FACTS THAT YOU ARE THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND VALUED AT ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS 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 LOTTERY 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.

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISE TO GO THROUGH THIS EMAIL 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 INSTALL MENTALLY TRANSFER THROUGH OUR SERVICE (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER) SO YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5,000.00 USD DAILY UNTIL THE SUCCESSFUL INSTALL MENTAL TRANSFER OF YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00 USD).

MEANING THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR $5,000 USD TILL THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED DAYS WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS REQUIRED FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.MEAN WHILE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US THE REACTIVATION FEE OF $75.00 USD ONLY FOR THE REACTIVATION OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT FILE.

REASON, BECAUSE WE INTEND TO DEDUCT THE REACTIVATION FEE OUT FROM YOUR TOTAL FUND BUT THE FINANCIAL TRUST FUND COMMITTEE OF BENIN REPUBLIC PROOF IN ACCORDANCE TO UNITED NATION FINANCIAL EDITS OF 2015; 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 ACCESS 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 REACTIVATION FEES FROM YOUR FUND.

THEREFORE, COPY THE NAME BELOW AND GO STRAIGHT AND SEND YOUR OFFICIAL REACTIVATION CHARGES OF $75.00 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 $75 USD VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM FOR REACTIVATION OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT FILE IN YOUR NAME.

RECEIVER NAME:.......Buchi Ogu
COUNTRY:..............BENIN REPUBLIC .
CITY :.................... COTONOU.
TEST QUESTION:............IN GOD?
TEST ANSWER:..........WE TRUST.
AMOUNT:............$75 USD

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED TO ENABLE US TO RELEASE YOUR FIRST TRANSFERRED $5,000 WITHIN 30MINUTES TODAY, INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AS YOU REPLY WITH YOUR PAYMENT MTCN FOR THE REACTIVATION FEES, CALL ME FOR ANY QUESTION +229 66609594

AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.

REGARDS
DR.MIKE BROWN

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE
TEL: +229 66609594.
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CONFIDENT IALITY NOTICE:
This e-mail, including any attachments,contains information from Dr.MIKE BROWN, HEAD OFFICE Western Union Benin Republic Manager Group, Inc, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication,including attachments.

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