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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- officep300@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: WESTERN UNION <ubfora@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officep300@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 07:24:26 +0100
Subject: MTCN# 596-633-1692
ATTENTION Dear Customer.
>From Western Union Money Transfer
Date 7th March 2022
we sent you mail on Thursday, 3rd March 2022 and no respond so now we do
apologize for our late response. Secondly, I am Jerry Morgan the Managing
Director Western Union Money Transfer office Here in Nigeria.The
transfer of your
funds has commenced today with your first payment of $5000.00 already sent
as ordered by the Federal Ministry for Finance. What is required from you
is $100 for activation fee of your Western Union Money Transfer code of all your
transfers and this payment must be made to this office before the transfer
information will be released for you to pick up your first payment.
two payment was sent to you through Western Union Money transfer
$5000.00)each,HERE is the sender information.MTCN #: 596-633-1692 sender
name. Rose Leung, it is available for pick up at Western Union Money
transfer office now
Contact Western union with this Email(officep300@gmail.com)
Bear it mind that you must pay $100 for the
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE AUTHORIZATION FORM before you will
pick up your first payment of $5000 today If you
cannot pay this $100 don't respond so that we should cancel the $5000
immediately.and also cancel your total fund
Here is the information to pick up your payment of $5000.00 through
Western Union Money transfer office nearest to you and once again i
want you to go now and pick
it up over there today with the Transfer information below and also your I.D
Card okay
First payment reference number
MTCN# 596-633-1692
Senders Name :HASSAN BASHIRU
Programed Amount : $5000.00USD
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(Track the MTCN by visiting:::::::::
https://www.westernunion.com/web/global-service/track-transfer-success
Please you are advised to move to the Western Union Money Transfer and effect
payment for the activation fee of your MTCN immediately and start receiving
your funds without delay. For security reasons, you are advised not to
expose this or the total amount of money you are receiving to people as you
are only advised to move to any Western Union Money Transfer in your
area and make
the needed payment or you can also send it through Western/Union or Ria money
Transfer with the information provided below and you shall receive the
transfer information to pick your payments within 3 hours today.
We shall be provided with necessary documents covering your funds with your
transfer information as soon as your activation fee is confirmed paid over
here as we are not allowed to release vital documents without receiving
your fee and commencing the transfer. The $100 activation fee covers all the
transfer of your full funds and you shall start receiving your funds from
this office as soon as the payment is confirmed from you today.
The Federal Ministry of Finance also mandated that on no account shall any
form of money be deducted from your total funds as it has to be receive in
exact amount as it is recorded to avoid mistakes so you will be receiving
$5000.00 usd daily until it completes the total amount of 10 Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($10.5 Million) as we have in our file
here In addition, this is to let you know that $5000.00 has been sent
already as your first payment and the transfer information is
available to pick up
by this office and shall be released as soon as we hear from you.
Please i will like you to give me a call (+234-916-006-6334)as soon as you
send the $100.00 to avoid delays on this transaction as we have no excess
time and as you know that your funds has lasted for a very long time than
given, to avoid transferring your funds into government account due to
failure to comply.Hope you understand my point? So your urgent response is
highly needed You are to send the fee with INFORMATION BELLOW. SEND VIA
ONLY WESTERN UNION OFFICE AROUND YOU
Receiver Name___Chinedu Obiora
Country___Nigeria
City___Lagos
Question___GOOD
Answer___WORK
Amount___$100
MTCN Number
Sender's Name
So please bear it in mind that you are the one delaying your payments
that was sent to you today and i want to let you know that after the
payment no more fee just of this $100usd only that`s the only thing it will
cost you i will be much happy if you can follow the instruction i gave you
and see how thing will be well settle and fine i promise you no more fee
only $100usd only Okay
REGARDS
Dr Jerry Morgan
(+234-916-006-6334)
Western Union Money Transfer Office
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