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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: Ayouba Sidicou <ayoubasidicou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunionoffice087@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:16:50 +0000
Subject: HELLO

Our office contact , 2554 Road Of Kpalime Face Pharmacy Bet, Lome, Gulf.

International monetary fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam victims
and your email address was found in the scam victim's list.this money
gram or western union office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer
your compensation to you via western union® money transfer.All you
will do is to contact Western Union director Dr.Philip Udom Jude aka
via E-mail  (westernunionoffice087@gmail.com)

however, we have concluded to affect your own payment through money
gram or western union money transfer, $5,000 daily until the total sum
of $3.5 Million Dollars is completely transferred to you. we cannot be
able to send the payment with your email address alone, thereby we
need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such
as;

Your receive name--
Country receive-----
Phone number ----
Passport copy----

Sincerely
Iheme  Alex
Bank Manager LOME-TOGO
Whatsapp:+22870077685

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