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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 Walsh Kung <zemciko@valachnet.cz>
Reply-To: w75768@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 11:47:47 -0700
Subject: Attention E-mail Address Owner



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Attention E-mail Address Owner

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam
victims
and your email address was found in the scam victim's list. Western
Union
office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you
via Western Union® Money Transfer. However, we have concluded to affect
your own payment through Western Union® Money Transfer, $5,000 daily
until
the total sum of $850,000.00 USD is completely transferred to you. We
cannot be able to send the payment with Your email address alone,
thereby
we need your information as to where we Will be sending the funds, such
as
Receiver's name:...................................
Address:..........................................
Copy of your passport or id card............
Country:..........................................
Phone number:.................................

Forward us your Information immediately. Note that your payment files
will be returned to the IMF within 60 working days if We did not hear
from
you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. please Email Me
Your
Directly Telephone Number Because I Need To Be Calling You Once We Send
Any Payment For your Information's. Please Attention E-mail Address
Owner
i expect sincerity in this transaction and i also believe that you are
such a honest person. therefore we will be looking forward to hear from
you today with the your full information's in enable our bank serve you
better.
THANKS.
Yours faithfully
Mr. Walsk Kung
WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR lOME-TOGO
OUR CONTACT ADDRESS: ADIDOGOME, 2554 route rate pharmacies DU Krapalim,
Lomé.

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