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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: Western Union Agent <pkennedy50@eircom.net>
Reply-To: Rev Mike Brown <western013union@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:56:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY

This is to inform you that this office was instructed to pay your fund $4.5Million U.S.A Dollars by America security leading team and America representative embassy between now until end of February 2020 Because we are working on our annual Country Calculation, so that we can be able to make next year budget, as per day you will receive the sum of $5,000 Dollars,

However be informed that we have sent the sum of $5000 Dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment you have only 24 hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today First $5000 in three different payments and the Money
Transfer Control Number of today is below.

You can track it by typing : https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer then you
enter this MTCN NUMBER:446 010 9854
Sender's First Name:___ Enemakwu
Sender's Last Name:_____ Aromeh
Once again be advice to reconfirm your information such as;

RECEIVER NAME________
HOME ADDRESS_________
COUNTRY_______
CITY____________
TELE-PHONE____________

Furthermore you advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within 10 hours without hearing from you. Count your payment cancelled. Number to call is below, take Note that the only fee you are going to pay is Our Normal Fund Re-processing duty fee, which will cost you only, $98 dollars and nothing more will be charged you after this until you receive your total amount of $4.5million dollars.

Director Mr Mike Brown of release order
Phone Number: +22991408861
E-mail address: western013union@gmail.com

Thanks and my regards

Agent Eric Samuel
Western Union Agent

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