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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: jerrymike <hayashis@image.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: jerrymike <wasteunionmonytransfer081@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 19:07:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear customer, ... We the Western Union. agent remitting office
have sent your full compensation payment of$7.5million dollars through
western union, you will be receiving $5,200USD per day. Now we have send
the first payment to you.

Dear customer, ...

We the Western Union. agent remitting office have sent your full compensation payment of$7.5million dollars through western union, you will be receiving $5,200USD per day. Now we have send the first payment to you.
Please find below, your information to pick up the first payment of$5,200USD and upon pick up by you, another detail we be sent again.
$5,200USD per day. Noted that only fee request from you is for Reactivate Transfer files sum of$250USD only no more fee again after that. Now we have send the first payment to you.

Here is the Western Union information to pick up the $5,200.00. United State Dollars

Sender’s First Name____Paul
Senders Second Name____Larry
Senders Country BENIN REPUBLIC
Text question___When
Answer__45Minutes
Amount$5,200.00
MTCN Number___#842-198-1971

I am waiting for your call once you pick up this $5,200.00. Please text me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you once we send any payment for the information. Note we really need your current direct phone so that once we make any payment we shall call you for the MTCN.in case if you want to receiving your Fund through online bank is allowed.

Yours in Service
Mr michael Lewis

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