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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: "Mr. Emilio Michael" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <western-union@currently.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 11:25:07 -0800
Subject: Contact Mr. Howard Edward for your MTCN

We have concluded to Send your payment through Western Union money transfer $4,500.00 daily until the total fund of ($1.750,000.00 ) is completely transferred. Meanwhile, MR. Howard Edward has starte your transfer

We decided to email you the MTCN already transferred with the senders name bellow so that you will check the status of your transfer the sum of US$4,500. Dollars through our website worldwide by yourself, you do not need to go any western union office or agents before you find out the status of your transfer, you can easily check the status by yourself to confirm your transfer.

To enable us continue sending the rest of your money US$10,000.00 to US$20,000.00 Dollars per day until we finish sending your total money which is the sum of US$1,750,000.00 dollars united state, the federal ministry of finance schedule to our office here to transfer to you as your compensation fund.

We have finished sending to other two party their fund schedule here with your own to transfer but because of the silent from you since then we could not be able to transfer to you till now, so i advise you to start urgent contact with us to enable you receive your fund with out further delay in other to meet up with the demand of federal ministry instruction before the mandate giving.

Note that you are not require to send any more money who did not receive their payments, To enable him to release the Text Question and Answer with other relevant information's to you to gain access to pick up your first transfer US$4,500.00 dollars, for a start, urgently send ( US $125, Dollar) to us to stamp your file document and to enable us continue sending the rest of your transfer until we finish it, instructions from the federal ministry of finance and ECOWAS, that once the stamping fee has been confirmed, that is the only thing you have to do till you receive all your transfer details regarding your first transfer payment.

We advise you to check the status of your transfer online through our website worldwide www.westernunion.com with the bellow MTCN information’s and find out that your money is available to pick up by the receiver.

USE ONLY THE MTCN NUMBER TO TRACK YOUR MONEY ONLINE.

MTCN: 0580836422

Finally, urgent send the sum of (US$125, Dollar) to enable us proceed on your further transfer immediately.

Bellow my name to send the money ( US$125, Dollar) Tax, through our western union money transfer been our transfer charge for the stamping fee of your document file.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Howard Edward
Cell Phone (+256) 770353525
Email Address:(western-union@currently.com)

Please remember to Call and ask him to give you the Reference Number, sender name, question and answer to pick up the $4,500.00.00. Also you should send to him your information to cross check it to avoid mistake.

Receiver's Name________________
Address: ______________________
Country: ______________________
Phone Number: _________________
Your Occupation _______________
I.D Card:______________________

Though, Mr. Howard Edward has sent $4,500.00 in your name today so contact Mr. Howard Edward or you call him (+256) 770353525 as soon as you receive this email and tell him to give you the Reference Number, sender name and question/answer to pick the $4,500.00 Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund.

Best Regards.
Mr. Emilio Michael



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