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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: Lawrence <lawrenceobiorah010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lawrencennamdi049@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 01:04:06 -0930
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary

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Attention:Beneficiary

This is the Western Union Head office in Nigeria Alhaji Kesh
Mouhammed...We are here to inform you
that we got a compensation fund deposit of $2.700.000.00 USD,Two
Million Seven hundred thousand
dollars because the international Monitory Fund (IMF) and government
of Nigeria is compensating all
the scam victims and luckily your name and information appeared in the
list and the government
advised the IMF to deposit the funds here in our custody Western Union
head office to avoid any delay
or wrong transfer,

According to the International Monetary Fund and the government they
instructed us to start sending
the payments to you immediately today without any delay, Already we
programmed to transfer the funds
$5000.00 to you per daily until the funds is completely transferred to
you and we have sent out your

first payment $5,000 this morning which is below.

FIRST PAYMENT US$5,000

MTCN#________________________ 446-897-3305
Sender’s First Name:-------Kesh
Sender’s Last Name:------Mouhammed
Sender’s Location:------- Government house,Nigeria no 36
Amount sent:------- $5,000.00 USD

The payment has automatically sent on your name from our system in our
office today which you will
receive everyday until your funds $2.700.000.00 is completely
transferred to you or we can transfer the whole funds to your account
through our Online bank to bank wire transfer which will take us only
2 days.

Your Details are needed such as,

Your Full name:________________
Your Home address:____________
Your Number:______________

Contact us here : lawrencennamdi049@gmail.com
Director name:ALHAJI KESH MOUHAMMED

You are advised to go to any nearest western union office and pick
your first payment $5000 today and

call us for your second payment tomorrow below,+2349048400787

Your Urgent response is needed once you pick your first payment,

Yours In Service
Western Union Director
ALHAJI KESH MOUHAMMED
Tel:+2349048400787

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