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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: wad yusuf <ministryoffinance026@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wadyusuf01@aol.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:11:36 +0100
Subject: Dear Customer,

Dear Customer,

Breaking News, This is to inform you that the higher authorities that
is in-charge of international transaction has this morning declared
that you will receive your SD$3.500.000.00 ( Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) through Western Union Money
Transfer Only as compensation for your past effort here in Benin
Republic. So the arrangement has been made this morning and the
Federal High Court Of Justice has signed your Western Union Transfer
Papers and the only money you will pay is USD$35.00 for the signing of
it which means your transfer will start tomorrow morning.

Note that the daily transfer of your fund is USD$6,000.00 twice per
day until your total $3.500.000.00Usd(Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) is completely transferred to you from
this Western Union Office, be rest assured and guarantee that your
first payment of the USD$6,000.00 will be release for the immediate
pick up by you today under 1hour and 30minutes once we confirm the sum
of $35.00USD from you which is to enable us have your Tax Clearance
Certificate that was expired renewed from the office of international
monetary Fund (I.M.F) as it was approved and programmed by the Federal
Ministry of Finance COTONOU-Benin Republic that the you should pay
only $35.00USD for the renewal of your Tax Clearance Certificate.

Finally; you are hereby advice to try as much as you can to raise this
fee of $35.00USD and have it send immediately with the Information
stated below.

RECEIVER'S NAME: WAD YUSUF
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
STATE: COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION: URGENT
TEXT ANSWER: TODAY
AMOUNT NEEDED: $35.00 ONLY
MTCN NUMBER
SENDER'S NAME

Your urgent response is await along with the payment details of this
required $35.00USD to enable us complete with this transaction as it
was approved and programmed for the immediate release of your first
payment $6,000.00USD under 1hour and 30miuntes that the required fee
has been confirmed by the (I.M.F) Finally you are advise to stop
emailing any office or department here in Benin Republic until you
receive your full compensation from us, this is for security reason.

We are looking forward to hear from you with the payment information.
Thanks and remain bless
Yours in service
Mr wad yusuf

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