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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: WESTERN UNION <jm0374528@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wu226376@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:44:00 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY


WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.AFRICAN FASTER WAY FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING
MONEY WORLDWIDE:
ADDRESS 445 DEROPKO,AKPAKPA COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC.

Welcome to Western Union Head Office and this is to inform you that usa
president Joseph R. Biden has given the final order after conference
meeting held yesterday with the Kristalina Georgieva.International Monetary
Fund (I.M.F) compensating all the scam victims with $3.200.000.00 USD here
in Benin Republic (Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Only and your
email address was found in the scam victim's list. this Western Union head
office has been mandated by the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F)
Director to transfer your compensation fund to you via Western Union Money
Transfer Daily. We the western union office here stated that you will be
receiving your fund $3.200.000.00 at the maximum of $ 5,000.00 daily until
the whole fund $3.200.000.00 is completely transfer to you.

to prove this right to you, your first installment payment of $5,000.00
(Five Thousand United State Dollars) has been sent. We would require that
you click on the link (
https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer ) and follow
required, enter the (AUTHORIZATION OR REFERENCE) 418 292 1170 # number

MTCN________________________ ( 418 292 1170 )
Sender’s First Name:-------MR MIKE
Sender’s Last Name:------BROWN
Sender’s Location:------- Seattle,Benin Republic
Amount sent:-------5,000,00 USD

If you prefer to receive your funds in form of an ATM Visa Card, we could
load and ship your ATM Visa Card to your address which will
permit you a daily withdrawal limit of 10,000 thousand dollars only per day

Remember we needed your full information where your second payments of
5,000.00 USD will be deposited to avoid wrong transfer such as,


Your Full Name:............................
Your Home Address:......................
Your Country/ City: .............................
Your Age:....................................
Your Sex:........................................
Your Direct Phone Number:..........................
Your ID copy:............................


I know this will come to you as a surprise hearing your funds is available
for you to receive now after many years of struggling to receiving your
fund,
Note that your payment files will be returned to the I.M.F within 72 hours
if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the
IMF.

Western Union

MR MIKE BROWN
direct cellphone number +22965510763
EMAIL ME HERE wu226376@gmail.com
============================== ==============================
Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office.
Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Cotonou Benin Du'
Republic of Benin

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