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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: WESTERN UNION OFFICE <onlinemntrnsfr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westerno942@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:50:22 -0700
Subject: WESTERN UNION PAYMENT HEADQUARTER

FROM THE DESK OF GENERAL MANAGER
WESTERN UNION PAYMENT HEADQUARTER
FINANCIAL BANK BENIN (DIV 012).
Cotonou-Rue de la BOA Cadjehoun
Tel: +22953431109

Welcome to Western Union Head Office and this is to inform you that
usa president Joseph R. Biden has given the final order after
conference meeting held yesterday with the Kristalina
Georgieva.International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) compensating all the
scam victims with $6.500.000.00 USD here in Benin Republic (Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only and your email address was
found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union head office has
been mandated by the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) Director to
transfer your compensation fund to you via Western Union Money
Transfer Daily. The western union office here stated that you will be
receiving your fund $6.500.000.00 at the maximum of $5,000.00 daily
until the whole fund $6.500.000.00 is completely transferred to you.
to prove this right to you, your first installment payment of
$5,000.00 (Five Thousand United State Dollars) has been sent. We would
require
that you click on the link (
https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer ) and
follow required, enter the (AUTHORIZATION OR REFERENCE) 236-015-2250 #
number and if you are having problem in picking up your first payment
of $5,000 kindly text this number +1.(240)310-9441 so that he will
release your first payment for you to pick it up at any western union
office

MTCN________________________ (236-015-2250)
Sender’s First Name:-------KEVIN
Sender’s Last Name:------MARK
Sender’s Location:------- Seattle,Benin Republic
Amount sent:-------5,000,00 USD

If you prefer to receive your funds in form of an ATM Visa Card, we
could load and ship your ATM Visa Card to your address which will
permit you a daily withdrawal limit of 10,000 thousand dollars only
per day

Remember we needed your full information where your second payments of
5,000.00 USD will be deposited to avoid wrong transfer such as,

Your Full Name:............................
Your Home Address:......................
Your Country/ City: .............................
Your Age:....................................
Your Sex:........................................
Your Direct Phone Number:..........................
Your ID copy:............................

I know this will come to you as a surprise hearing your funds is
available for you to receive now after many years of struggling to
receiving your fund, Note that your payment files will be returned to
the I.M.F within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the
instruction given to us by the IMF.

Western Union GABRIEL MIRACLE
direct cell phone number +22953431109
EMAIL ME HERE (westerno942@gmail.com)
============================== ==============================
Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office.
Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Cotonou Benin
Du' Republic of Benin JAMES BROWN

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