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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: David Adammah <naicepal@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidadammah1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:06:27 -0800
Subject: WE MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT TODAY

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Attention,
We have started transferring your funds through Western Union,Your
first payment has been transferred.

Tracking Number: 339-706-3174
Amount Transferred: $5,000
Senders Name: Mark William Bel


https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer

Click on the Western Union link and track it, but because we just want
to make sure you are accessing this email address and also for the
activation of your file, we placed security to your payment as (THE
MONEY HAS BEEN PICKED UP) We shall remove the restriction once you
confirm receipt of this message and activate your payment file. Kindly
reconfirm the follow:

1. Your full name
2. Address
3. Phone Number
4. Age
5. Occupation

Waiting for your response
Best regards,
David Adammah

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