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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: Mr Fred Waltes <info92444@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fredsofficemail@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 23:20:46 -0700
Subject: Attention

WE FINALLY CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT OF (US$1.5MILLION)USD VIA
MONEY GRAM OFFICE THIS MORNING AS THE BEST AND EASIER WAY TO CASH
YOUR FUNDS IN ANY OF YOUR NEAREST MONEY GRAM OFFICE IN YOUR CITY, WELL
BASED ON MY AGREEMENT WITH MONEYGRAM DIRECTOR, MR FRED WALTERS, YOUR
TRANSFER WILL START IMMEDIATELY YOU CONTACT HIM WITH ALL YOUR
INFORMATION AS FOLLOW

YOUR NAME___________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______
YOUR COUNTY/CITY__________
YOUR AGE/SEX_______ ______
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER_______
ID COPY_______
OCCUPATION_______

MONEY GRAM OFFICE:CONTACT PERSON: MR FRED WALTERS E-MAIL:
fredsofficemail@gmail.com

WHATSAPP PHONE NO ONLY +1(801)899-6212


BEST REGARDS,
MONEYGRAM HELP DESK

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