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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 OFFICE <ot579501@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westerno942@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:20:13 -0800
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary

Attention Dear Beneficiary

Welcome to Western Union Head Office and this is to inform you that usa
president Joseph R. Biden has given the final order after conference
meeting held yesterday with the Kristalina Georgieva.International Monetary
Fund (I.M.F) compensating all the scam victims with $6.500.000.00 USD here
in Benin Republic (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only and your
email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union head
office has been mandated by the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F)
Director to transfer your compensation fund to you via Western Union Money
Transfer Daily

Your first daily payment of $ 5,000.00 sent to your name today, here is the
information: MTCN;462-980-9104, follow it now with this link
https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer to confirm it

I told him to keep sending you $ 5,000.00 a day until you paid
$6.500.000.00 is completely transferred to you and again transfer their
phone number and address

so that they are safe. Contact Person: GABRIEL MIRACLE

Western Union GABRIEL MIRACLE
direct cell phone number +1.(360)339-8255
EMAIL ME HERE (westerno942@gmail.com)
============================== =============================Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office.
Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Cotonou Benin Du'
Republic of Benin JAMES BROWN

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