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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: "Mrs.Sandra Jean Wright" <samueligwemma97@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedstatesafrican34@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:11:41 +0100
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary

Attention Dear,

congratulations

Greetings From International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United States
Integration, am hereby to inform you that an alert come to us today
from United Nation

Official through the help of Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI}
here in United States. And according to the reporter, World bank
organization together

with United State Embassy Benin Republic, have approved to compensate
20 lucky beneficiaries as a scam victim, with $10 .9 million USD and
your email

address was found among the 20 lucky beneficiaries, meanwhile the fund
will be release this week as soon as the beneficiary meet up/comply
with the delivery

payment charge of $20 USD only. and the instruction/requirements such
as your personal information and your receiving method because we have
Two option listed down here.

Here is the information's we expecting from you today.

Your full name.............

Your Country/state.........

occupation/ID Card.........

Cell/Fax Phone numbers.....

We are expecting your urgent respond together with your favorable
option to enable us proceed immediately towards the transfer/delivery
and guarantee the accomplishment in your favor thanks reply

Mrs.Sandra Jean Wright

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