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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: "Dr. Bill Martin" <editor@sinopanel.com>
Reply-To: <s3344lb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 20:31:54 -0800
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION PAYMENT OFFICE

WESTERN UNION PAYMENT OFFICE

Attention

This is to inform you that the America
Embassy office was instructed to transfer your fund $1.5
million U.S Dollars compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS and
your email was found as one of the VICTIMS. by America
security leading team and America representative officers so
between today 27th till July 2018 you will be receiving the
sum of $5000 dollars per day. However be informed that we
have already sent the $5,000 dollars this morning to avoid
cancellation of your payment, remain the total sum of $1.495
Million.

You have only 48 hours to call this
office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you
will be receiving per a day starting from today's $5,000 and
the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below. NOTE;
The sent $5,000 is on hold because of the instruction from
IMF office, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting
the (activation fee and Clean Bill Record Certificate) in
order to fulfill all the necessary obligation to avoid any
hitches while sending you the payment through Western Union
money transfer, the necessary obligation I mean here is to
obtain the (activation fee and Clean Bill Record
Certificate) and it will cost you $180 only

Below is the information of today use
this site https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/self-service/app/tracktransfer
to track it with only MTCN to see it's Available to pick
up until you send the fee of $180 (activation fee and Clean
Bill Record Certificate) in other to you to pick up by the
receiver, but if we didn’t here from you soon we'll pickup
it up from line for security reason to avoid hackers
stealing the money online.

1)MTCN Number::: 8411301493
Sender's Name:::Norbert Jangula
3)Test Question: Color
4)Answer: Blue
5)Amount: $5000.00


We need the below details from you, to
enable us place the payment to your name and transfer the
fund to you.

(Full Receivers name)...............
(Your Country)...................
( Address)...................... .
(Phone Number).....................

Furthermore you are advised to contact Dr Hilary Iwuji ( s3344lb@gmail.com)
as the instruction was passed that within 48hours without
hearing from you, Count your payment canceled. Contact him now so that he will give you information to send
the (activation fee and Clean Bill Record Certificate) which
cost $180 only

listed manager director office of
release order:

(s3344lb@gmail.com)
Thanks Dr. Bill Martin

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