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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: matti lahteenma <matti.lahteenmaki@netikka.fi>
Reply-To: westernunionserviceoffice379@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2016 02:45:06 -0800
Subject: Immediate Payment

How are you today?

I write to inform you that we have already sent you USD7500.00 dollars
through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your
full inheritance payment total sum of USD1.4million via western union by
the Authorities of IMF/SENATORS COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN PAYMENT.

Therefore i want you to email Dr Luis Zima the western union supervisor
and ask him to give you the MTCN you need to pick up the first $7500
today.

Call Dr Luis Zima now and ask him to give you mtcn and every other
information you need to pick up your $7500 today. Here is what he may
require
from you..

Your Receiver Name...
Tel;........
Address............
text Question.....
Answer.........

So contact him now on this e-mail address
(westernunionserviceoffice379@gmail.com) or
phone.+22999073261, Contact person Mr Luis Zima,

Thanks,
Dr matti lahteenma
The minister of finances

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