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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.MIKE JOHN" <"WWW."@diary.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.MIKE JOHN" <wwwestern@barid.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:47:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Subject: Attention my

Subject: Attention my

FROM THE DESK OF MR.MIKE JOHN
FINANCIAL MINISTER OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN,WEST AFRICA
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT OFFICE.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/
ADDRESS/473LEU,DEAKPAKPA ROAD.
Telephone: +22962079960
Email: (wwwestern@barid.com)

Attention my dear This Urgent Good News

This is official notification from western union.We want to apologize for reaching you very late. It is due to bad network we are having here, it is my pleasure to inform you about your funds deposited in our custody by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF). You have been awarded IMF for finding your email addres among scam victims. IMF is currently compensating those who fell scam victims by Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, Kenya, South Africa and many other African countries scammers and hackers,your email address has been found among such people and IMF decided to compensate you with sum of $4.5Million USD. We, the western union have been mandated transfer the funds to you through 3times daily deposit until the amount of $4.5million USD is completed. Meanwhwhile, before we commence with the transfer, you are required to fill this information gaps to enable us commence with the transfer
Name................
Country.............
State...............
City................
Zip Code............
Occupation..........
Sex.................
Age.................
Telephone...........

NOTE: If you have not been scammed and you received this email, please kindly delete and pardon the mistake to avoid misunderstandings. This compensation is execlusively meant for those who have been scammed and who needs this compensation. We will be looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible as we have been instructed to return the funds if we could not hear from the beneficiary within 72hours.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.MIKE JOHN
E-mail: wwwestern@barid.com
Telephone:+22962079960
Director Western Union® Send Money Worldwide

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