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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: Namaggala Doreen <namaggalad@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westernunionheadoffice3501@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:51:05 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary, I bring to you Good News.

Attention Dear Beneficiary,

Welcome to Western Union Head Office and This is to inform you that
International Monetary Fund IMF is compensating all the scam victims sum of
$6.700.000.00 USD here in Uganda (six Million seven Hundred Thousand
Dollar) Only each, 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 IMF Director to transfer your compensation fund to you via Western
Union
Transfer Daily. We the western union office here stated that you will be
receiving your fund $6.700.000.00 at the maximum of $5,000.00 daily until
the
whole fund $6.700.000.00 is completely transfer to you.

Already We have sent out your first payment $5,000 MTCN # 247-800-5425#

BELOW IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT $5,OOO.OOUSD click on the link and track the
mtcn

https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer?fbclid=IwAR2xE4QfJ3Av1ZEUDqn2RL_muZpTLPfGe7ApZBnif6zZ19WoiGTrSdONtcE

MTCN#________________________ 247-800-5425#
Sender’s First Name:-------Dr.Kesh
Sender’s Last Name:------Mouhammed
Sender’s Location:------- kampala,Uganda
Amount sent:------- $5000

Remember we need your full information as where we will be sending the
second
payments $5000 to avoid wrong transfer such as,

Your Full Name:....................:
Your Home Address:............:
Your Country/ City: ..............:
Your Age:.......................... ...:
YOUR occupation.................;
Your Sex:.......................... ...:
Your Direct Phone Number :
Your ID copy:......................:

Urgent go and pick up your first payment $5000 now and get back to us for
your
second payment.

Call Western Union Director Dr.Kesh Mouhammed below:
+256 705-468-789

Thanks,

Dr.Kesh Mohamed
The Western Union Director Uganda
Call me now +256 705-468-789
Urgent Contact us now: westernunionheadoffice3501@gmail.com

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