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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "patrickdens@fastservice.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Dennis <imfu.code8542@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patrickdens@fastservice.com
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:23:49 -0500
Subject: The Litigation Board Attached to (IMF) and United States Integration.

Litigation Board Attached to International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States of America USA.

Dear Friend,

Greetings From The Litigation Board Attached to International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and United States Integration, we wish to inform you that
an alert came to us today from the United Nation Official, through the
help of Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI} here in United States.
And according to the reporter, World bank organization together with
United State Embassy Benin Republic/Nigeria, have approved to
compensate 50 lucky beneficiaries listed as scam victims, and your
email address, name, state is listed among the 50 lucky
beneficiaries,meanwhile your fund Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United States Dollars (US$250.000.00) awarded to you will be release
this week as soon as you meetup/comply with the
instruction/requirements such as your personal information and your
receiving method, because we have Four options listed down here.

Note that the agreement between the authorities involve in this
payment program stated that every beneficiary will take care of the
expense base on your favorable means of receiving your fund as listed
below and it is the law and agreement guiding this offer. Finally this
compensation have a terminal date, therefore any beneficiary who fail
or delay to comply from now till end of the month will definitely miss
his/her compensation fund, 10TH January 2019 is guaranteed as the last
date as directed, thanks I will stop here till I hear from you back.

Here are the Four method or options of receiving your fund:

(1) Bank To Bank Wire Transfer guarantee of Three days and it will
cost you just $221.00.
(2) Payment via ATM Visa CARD method, which will cost you Only $117.00
delivering staff fee.
(3) Through a Certified Bank Draft Check, cash able in the United
States and other part of the world, which will cost you Only $118.00
delivering staff fee.
(4) By coming in person to receive your payment here.

All beneficiaries are expected to make their choice on how to receive
their funds from the above four listed payment methods and send the
necessary fee to United State Embassy Benin Republic Through Western
Union or Money Gram for immediate Fund Release Permit, Let us know
your choice and we will provide you the United State Embassy Benin
Republic Receiver's information, so that you can send the fee to
receive your compensation payment immediately.

We are expecting your urgent respond, together with your favorable
method of receiving your payment as listed above, to enable us proceed
immediately towards the transfer/delivery of your money and guarantee
the accomplishment in your favor.

Send your reply to the following email address (
patrickdens@fastservice.com ) for the immediate conclusion of this
offer.

Yours In Service
Patrick Dennis.

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