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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: Office File <unicred@unicred-cxs.com.br>
Reply-To: Office File <wunionagent07@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:32:20 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Kindly Contact Western union Agent


Dear Valued Customer,

Your Legal Compensated Reward fund, worth's sum of ($800,000.00) have been released by International Monetary Fund (IMF) we have instructed to start sending the Money installment. This type of transfer means that you will be collecting your payment via Western Union till a total of $800,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

Note that you are expected to respond with the sum of $175 been payment for your MTCN activation fee for all your transfer.

Send the following information of yours to the western union paying agent:

Full Name:
Home address:
Country:
Marital status:
Sex:
Occupation/profession:
Mobile number:
Age:

Note that we can only text your MTCN to your mobile phone number:Please Contact our western union paying agent for your payments.Contact western union paying agent with the above email as follows:

Contact Western union Agent: Mr. Jerry Cook,
Email:wunionagent07@gmail.com
Phone: +2348164252982

Best Regards,
Office File
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR
Western Union®Payment

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