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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 jim kendricks <westernunion.moneycontrolnumber@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwesternunionoffice59@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:36:31 -0800
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary,

I am contacting you because I've sent you the first payment of $ 5,000
(M.T.C.N)[ (877 506 1257) this morning from your Inheritance winning funds
total amount of $ 4.7Million USD, Therefore you need to contact the
western union agent MR MR jim kendricks and ask him to give you all the
transfer payment information and MTCN.(877 506 1257)

Agent: MR jim kendricks
Phone: +1(202) 844-0512)
Email;(wwesternunionoffice59@gmail.com)

Please try and contact him today and ask him to furnish you with the
payment information, Remember to Indicate the registration code of EB-2526
to him when E-mailing or calling him, Also he will be sending you $
5,000.00 daily as per our office discussion with him.fill in the below
details for him confirmation

Your name___
Your country__
Your address___
You're Age / sex__
Your occupation
Direct phone number__
Your home phone number__

Do get in touch with me once you have received the money.
Please click reply and send him the details,
simply call him OR text his number: +1(202) 844-0512)

Sincerely,
MR CLEMENT EZE
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR REPUBLIC OF U S A

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