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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: STEVE BROWN <sb2270360@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunionr113@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:16:28 +0100
Subject: Dear. Beneficiary

--
Attn: dear Beneficiary



ABOUT SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF BENIN REPUBLIC:
______________________________________________________
The International Monetary Fund(IMF) is compensating all the scam
victims and your email address was found in the scam victim's list.
This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer
your compensation to you via WesternUnion® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through Western
Union® Money Transfer, $5000 daily until the total sum of $520,000.00
Thousand USD is completely transferred to you.

However, they can not be able to send the payment with your email
address alone, thereby send your information to where they will be
sending the funds to you, such as;

Receiver's name_______________
Address______________
Country__________________
Phone number______________
Attached copy of your Identification/passport___________
Age ________________________
Occupation_______________________

Contact Western union Money transfer;
Managing Director: Mr BENNNAMMA LARY

Email(westernunionr113@gmail.com)


with your full information as stated above.

Note,that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72
hours if they did not hear from you within 3days, this was the
instruction given by the world bank.

They will start the transfer as soon as your informations is been sent
to them, and also you are to pay $75 dollars for the security keeping
charges.

Yours Faithfully
Steve Brown
secretary to IMf.

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