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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 Agwu Ijamaka (ESQ)" <"www."@trust.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr Agwu Ijamaka (ESQ)" <agwuijamaka1@citromail.hu>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:51:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention My Dear We Have Breaking A Good News Approved $1.5
Million USD To You:

WESTERN UNION FROM THE ABOVE. (agwuijamaka1@citromail.hu)
Mr Agwu Ijamaka (ESQ).
Federal republic of Benin.
Director Western Union Head Office Benin Republic.

Attention My Dear We Have Breaking A Good News Approved $1.5 Million USD To You:
This Is To confirm that your payment is ready but you must send the required fee for there activation of your payment file From HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE DU IN BENIN REPUBLIC to enable you have access on your payment in your country.
Dear note that your first payment of $5000.00 is available for you but you will not pick it until you pay the needed fee of $55 dollar for the activation of your Western Union Transfer Papers by the Federal High Court Benin Republic. So we are here by giving you this Western Union Payment Information to track your payment of 5000USD dollar Paste or click our website : < https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/send-money/app/tracktransfer >
transfer.html Put this mtcn : ( 501 743 6990 ) then click submit to confirm that your first payment mtcn of $5000.00 is available to pick up but you must send the required fee for the activation to be done to enable you have access on it in your country . so kindly get back to me utgently to have the payment info where to send the Activation fee sum of 55.00 dollar.

We await to hear from you urgent today.Please if you are not the real beneficiary don’t respond on this,Call MR Agwu Ijamaka on this number 00229-6628-0143, And note that you have to contacted him to know that you are interested to receiver your transfer of 5000USD which is coming to you every 24hours once we hear from you with the payment details of 55.00 dollar today.
Dear as soon as we hear from you today for the required fee you will start receiving $5000.00 Valid MTCN on daily basics until your grant fund of (One Million five hundred United States Dollars is finish.
Take note : it will cost you only $55.00 .

Best Regard,
Mr Agwu Ijamaka (ESQ).
Federal republic of Benin.
Phone Number +229-6628-0143
Email (agwuijamaka1@citromail.hu)
Director Western Union Head Office Benin Republic.

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