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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.Tony Ebere " <"www."@able.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Tony Ebere " <tonyebere2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 10:41:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention: E-mail Address Owner,

Attention: E-mail Address Owner,
Sequel to the meeting held today with Federal Bureau of Investigation, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam victims and your name and email address was found in the scam victims list. 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 effect your own payment through Western Union® Money Transfer, $20,000 daily until the total sum of $500,000.00 is completely transferred to you.
This is your first payment information:
MTCN#: 2411392225
Sender's First Name: Samuel
Sender's Last Name:Chukwuma
Text Question: Code?
Answer: ??
Amount Programmed: $20.000
Track your first payment on-line now using senders first name and last name as directed below:
https://wumt.western-union.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global .
You are required to pay for Federal Bureau of Investigation Clean Bill of Transfer Document fee of $95 before you pick up your first payment sent to you. Hurry up send the required fee immediately via western union and forward the payment slip to us and get back to western union to pick up your first transfer $20,000 given to you.
This is information to send the fee $95:
Receivers name:. .
Country:. .
City:. .
Text question:. . A
Text ans:. . B
Amount . .$95
Mtcn. .?
Note:Contact person with your personal information such as your full names,Country,and telephone number when sending the $95 payment details:
Name; SIR. .Tony Ebere
Email address:
Tell phone:
Email id;  {tonyebere2@hotmail.com}
Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, This was the instruction given to us by the IMF.
Thanks.
Mr.Tony Ebere
Director Western Union® Money Transfer,
Head Office Nigeria Republic.

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