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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: ALHAJI KESH MOUHAMMED <alhajikeshmouhammed@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 14:49:02 -0930
Subject: Your Urgent response is needed once you pick your first payment,


Western Union Head office in Nigeria Alhaji Kesh Mouhammed...We are here to
inform you that we got a compensation fund deposit of $2.700.000.00 USD,Two
Million Seven hundred thousand dollars because the international Monitory
Fund (IMF) and government of Nigeria is compensating all the scam victims
and luckily your name and information appeared in the list and the
government advised the IMF to deposit the funds here in our custody Western
Union head office to avoid any delay or wrong transfer, According to the
International Monetary Fund and the government they instructed us to start
sending the payments to you immediately today without any delay, Already we
programmed to transfer the funds $5000.00 to you per daily until the funds
is completely transferred to you and we have sent out your first payment
$5,000 this morning which is below.

FIRST PAYMENT US$5,000

MTCN#________________________ 446-897-3305
Sender’s First Name:-------Kesh
Sender’s Last Name:------Mouhammed
Sender’s Location:------- Government house,Nigeria no 36
Amount sent:------- $5,000.00 USD

The payment has automatically sent on your name from our system in our
office today which you will receive everyday until your funds $2.700.000.00
is completely transferred to you or we can transfer he whole funds to your
account through our Online bank to bank wire transfer which will take us
only 2 days.

Your Details are needed such as,

Your Full name:________________
Your Home address:____________
Your Number:______________

Contact us here : alhajikeshmouhammed@gmail.com
Director name:ALHAJI KESH MOUHAMMED

You are advised to go to any nearest western union office and pick your
first payment $5000 today and call us for your second payment tomorrow
below,+2349048400787

Your Urgent response is needed once you pick your first payment,

Yours In Service
Western Union Director
ALHAJI KESH MOUHAMMED
Tel:+2349048400787

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