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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: "Mrs. Gloria Eze"
Reply-To: <wunionoffice4@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 06:20:52 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear

Attention Dear Friend

COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF BENIN REPUBLIC: The International Monetary Fund(IMF) is compensating you $1.5million USD This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through Western Union® Money Transfer, $4000 daily until the total sum of $1.5million,USD is completely transferred to you. We can not be able to send the payment thereby we need your information's to where we will be sending the funds to you, such as; Receiver's name: Address:... Country:...... Cell Phone number:.....

Note,that your payment files will be forward to the IMF as soon we hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information's and make sure you Contact Agent Mr. Robert William on this e-mail address ( wunionoffice4@gmail.com ) Call or Text on Tel: +22998278300 for your urgent Transfer.


Your's Cincerely,
Mrs. Gloria Eze
Director Western Union®

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