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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: JENNIFER ANISTON <ahmadmuazud@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenniferaniston2025@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:10:25 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!!!

--
This is to inform you that your email address has been chosen as one
of the beneficiaries which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
selected to receive their

unclaimed/pending compensation fund payment which was transferred to
the safety custody of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Department due
to the rate of scam

perpetrating around the world.

The fund worth a total sum of $1,750,000 (One million, Seven Hundred
And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) has been awarded to you. So
in other to help us to get

the fund to you, we request that you choose the below options which
would be better for you to receive your fund.

Options is as below:

1. ATM CARD

2. BANK WIRE TRANSFER

3. CONSIGNMENT BOX CASH DELIVERY

Remember to also include your Name, Address, Email address, Occupation
and Next Of Kin.

As soon as you choose your preferred option, we'll get your fund
arranged and give you the contact of the correspondence authority to
contact to claim your fund.

NB: Cost of delivery or transfer may be request from you from the
correspondent authority. So kindly bear in mind that a little cost of
delivery or transfer may be
apply.

Thanks

MRS JENNIFER ANISTON

E-mail: jenniferaniston2025@gmail.com



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