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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: Howard Celina <hlcelina2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bleslugoswu@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:53:05 +0100
Subject: Your ATM CARD Visa Ready To Pick Up

Attn: From Ministry of Finance Benin Republic.

From The Federal Ministry of finance Benin has registered your
$1,985,000.US Dollars fund with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
DEPARTMENT. You will receive $5.000 each transfer until total fund is
fully sent. Contact the WESTERN UNION office today and reconfirm the
below details.Through this Email= (blelugoswu@gmail.com)

It have been instructed by America Embassy office to transfer your
fund of $1,985,000, US 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 till
20th Of MAY 2021 you will be receiving the sum of $5,000 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 $1,980,000 dollars.

You have only six 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 dollars and the Money Transfer Control Number of today
is below.

NOTE; The sent $5,000 dollars is on hold because of the instruction
from (IMF) office, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the
(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 (Clean Bill Record Certificate)

Below is the information of today payment and you can track it to see
is available to pick up by the receiver, you can track it with our
website ( https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer )

1)Senders Name:: Holly Waldon
2)MTCN Number::: 524-397-9773
3)Amount::: $5,000 USD.
4)Test Question: Pink
5)Answer: Yellow

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 Address)....................
(Phone Number)..........
(Your Age).............
(OCCUPATION ).........


Thanks,
Please contact
Rv. Dr.LUGOS B.
GENERAL OPERATION MANAGER.
VITAL FINANCE WESTERN UNION DEPARTMENT
Western Union® Send Money Worldwild

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