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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: gocaz <gocaz@ptt.rs>
Reply-To: dr.valentinesamuel@shqiptar.eu
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:26:48 +0400
Subject: ATTENTION AND GREETINGS : PAYMENT INFORMATION




Attention and Greetings:

I want to inform you that your Payment File was brought to my desk today to  Cancel because the Western Union Money Transfer director & management of the International Monitory Funds  IMF  have declared to divert your fund to the  government treasury account just because you can not pay the signed wire transfer fee. In reasoning wisely to this complain I told them to wait until I  hear from you today so that I will know the reason why you decide to rejected  such amount of money USD$4.8Million which is your rightful & legal overdue inheritance payment just because of signed wire transfer fee.

The reason why I sent this massage to you is because its your sweat and for this reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund if you can send USD$74.00 today because I have already arranged your wires ready for its daily  wires to you but failing to do this, I will allow them to have power over your fund and am very sorry if you failed as this is the last chance.

Therefore, send the USD $74.00 immediately you receive this massage now and email your full name and address to me if you want your USD $4.8Million be  send to you by western union money transfer but the maximum amount officially  allow for it per a day wire to you is USD $2000 per day until you receive your complete US$4.8Million from here.

The second option is for you to send me the full details of your bank account if you want your fund be fully transfer to you by direct bank to bank wire  transfer to your account at once. After you have sent the $74.00 and email me  the mtcn numbers, you are to indicate your wish to receive your funds as i have stated above and the funds will be release to you without any hitch.

Here is the western union information in name of the accountant to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that I have done my best for you and I will make sure that your wire transfer will begin to be releasing to you from the moment you sent this $74.00.Send the $74.00 now and send me email with the western union Copy of the transfer slip or the MTCN numbers here immediately you send it to,

Receivers Name=====OZI OMAH
COUNTRY ====BENIN REPUBLIC
City :=====COTONOU
Test Question:===God is
Answer ===Good.
Amount to send:====$74.00
SEND MTCN NUMBER===
Sender's name====

Send it and Attached us the western union copy of the transfer payment slip or the MTCN for easy collection and you confirm your funds today. We are waiting for your reply with the Attached of the transfer slip or MTCN of the $74 usd via email immediately after you send it today. OK

Yours faithfully,
REGARDS,
MRS.ANITA WILLIAM
The Director  of Western Union.
Telephone +229-65603085,
Western Union Customer Care




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