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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: joeywillams <"WWW."@alto.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: joeywillams <joeywillams207@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 04:35:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome to money gram transfer World wide



Welcome to money gram transfer World wide

There is an issue with money gram involving $800,000.00 which was called to
this office by International Monetary Fund(I.M.F)an instruction has come
directly from DIR.WILLAMS(the senior officer in charge in International
Monetary Fund in Benin Republic)

He asked us to start sending your fund install mentally $5000 per day.This type
of transfer means you will be receiving $5000 everyday through money gram till
you receive your whole compensated fund of $800,000.00, In further arrangement,

we have programmed the transaction with a clear calculation and decided to
inform you before the commiseration of it all.To enable us send to right person,
you are then advised to get back to us stating clearly to reconfirm the below
information:

1.Your full name
2.Your full address
3.your Country
4.The test question and answer you will like us to use for the transfer.
5.Your direct telephone number to call you whenever a payment is sent.

As soon as the above information are received by this office,We will quickly
send you the first installment and wait for you to receive it and inform us as
we continue

with the transaction till you receive the whole of your compensated fund of
$800,000.00.You are then to send the above requested information to the money
gram director in charge of your payments using the information below.

Name: JOEY WILLAMS
Email} joeywillams207@gmail.com
Tel phone:(505) 300-3697 OR +2262581654 for Call and Text SMS.
THANKS,
Mr,joey WILLAMS



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