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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: "Mrs. Saliu Ali" <mrs.saliuali@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:37:23 -0800
Subject: PICK YOUR PAYMENT URGENT FROM WESTERN UNION

Dear Customer,

Western Union Money Transfer, in conjunction with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Reconciliation Committee had agreed to pay you a
total amount of $100,000.00 USD compensation fund. The compensation
fund had been signed to be paid to you for all the money you have lost
to scammers and through internet banking frauds.

Your name appeared on our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that
will receive their funds in this last quarter payment of the year
according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay of
your payment.

The sum of $5,000.00 USD will be transferred to you via WU every day
until all the $100,000.00 USD is sent across to you.

We have registered your first payment of $5,000.00 USD online through
Western Union Money Transfer.

Just confirm your first payment with below instruction,
Open this website: www.westernunion.com/us/en/send-money/app/tracktransfer

As soon you open the website, enter this tracking number(MTCN): 432-832-9292,
As soon you enter the tracking number click "Track Transfer" to
confirm by yourself.

Money Transfer | Global Money Transfer | Western Union

Sender Names: Anita Philip
City: Ouagadougou
Country of sender: Burkina Faso.

Go to any Western union office in your area and pick it up. Make sure
you go with an identification of yourself like driving license or
national id or international passport.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Mrs. Saliu Ali
Director, Western Union, Burkina Faso.
16th September, 2021.

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