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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: "Mrs. Esther Joseph" <"WWW."@dune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Esther Joseph" <wu6260@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 14:25:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

Attention Beneficiary!

This is to inform you that this office has given mandate and instructed to pay your over due unclaims fund $6.8 Million U.S.A Dollars by America security leading team and America representative embassy between now until end of May 2020 per day you will receive the sum of $5,000.00 Dollars, However be informed that we have send the sum of $5,000.00 Dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment you have only four hours to call this office upon the receipt of this E-mail the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today is $5,000.00 and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below.

SENDERS NAME: Kalala Eletise
Mtcn Number:...4047967740
amount sent $5,000.00
Once again be advice to reconfirm your information such as to complete the transfer:

RECEIVER NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
CITY:
TELEPHONE NO.:
OCCUPATION:
A COPY OF YOUR ID CARD:

Contact with below information to forward you the complete information to start receiving your fund now.

Further more you advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within Four hours without hearing from you. Count your payment cancelled. Number to call is below listed Manager Director Office

Rev. Jimmy Wilson
Director MoneyGram Florida USA.
Office Tell:(850) 666-6932 call or SMS Text
E-mail :(wu6260@hotmail.com)

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