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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. Kristalina Georgieva" <mmesomababy491@gmail.com>
Reply-To: innocentdavid758@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:10:10 +0100
Subject: Attention

Your Attention Is Needed,

I write to inform you that we have already sent you $5,000.00 dollars
through Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer
your full compensation payment total sum of US$4.5 Million via western
Union by this government.

I was calling your telephone number to give you the information
through the phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout
yesterday, even this morning. Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and
sender name so that you will pick up this $5,000.00 to enable us to
send another $5,000.00 today as you know we will be sending you only
$5,000.00 per day.

Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up
the $5,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today, Once
you picked up this $5,000.00 today. Here is the western union
information to pick up the $5,000.00,

MTCN: 0379678085,
Sender Names: Waleed Omarh,
Sender State: Texas,
Sender Country of sender: United States.
Amount sent: $5,000 USD.

Senders address: same as above Call or email this office as soon as
you have received this payment you can also track your payment on line
by login to ( https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/self-service/app/tracktransfer
) before you go to any Western Union transfer close to you to pick the
money.

Fill The Form Below.

1. Name:_________________
2. Address:_________________
3. Country:_____________
4. City:______________
5. Phone Number:_____________
6. Occupation:_______________
7. Sex:________________
8. Age:________________
9. telephone Number:______________

I am waiting for your email once you pick up this $5,000.00. Please
email me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you
once we send any payment for the information

Best Regards.
Dr. Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva
Email: ( innocentdavid758@gmail.com ).

Track your money transfer | Western Union
westernunion.com

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