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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: Robert Keith Elvers <lorettaj.mester@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertkeithelvers@dr.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:32:19 +0100
Subject: Congratulations Dear Beneficiary

--
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam
victims and your email address was found in the scam victims list
since 2017. This MONEYGRAM®office has been mandated by the IMF to
transfer your compensation to you via MONEYGRAM® Money Transfer.

We have finally release your first payment of $4,980 and we have been
trying to reach you here is the Tracking Number: 32711266 Sender Name:
Robert Keith Elvers you will be pick the funds at any MoneyGram
location. You can also track the funds and see is available to pick
up.

You can contact me on the below information as soon as you confirmed
the payment to able us release the second payment to you and your
total funds is $1.9 million united states dollers.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is
because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service
Provider, treat it genuinely.

Remain Blessed
Robert Keith Elvers
MoneyGram Office.
Email: robertkeithelvers@dr.com
Phone +1 216-350-3146 Call or Text us immediately.

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