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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: mocha Nathaniel <mochanathaniel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mmissvivianfrancis@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:36:06 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS


MFI) Head Office
#1900, AV. DU PRESIDENT
ABOUBACAR SANGOULÉ LAMIZANA
01 BP 1319 OUAGADOUGOU 01 - BURKINA FASO
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
REF: -XVGNN82010

Dear beneficiaries of the fund!

In fact, the newly appointed Treasury Secretary and the United Nations
Monetary Unit Board of Directors have been given a mandate to investigate
the uncalled funds long overdue in the United Nations government's basket,
causing owners to be confused by the idea of the use of investigative
scammers. According to the data storage log of our system, your payment
with your email address is included in the list of 150 beneficiaries, which
can be divided into the following categories: Undelivered Lottery Fund /
Unpaid Lottery Fund / Inheritance from Incomplete Transfer / Contract Fund.

To our dismay we found that your payment was unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt bank employees trying to cheat your money, resulting in many
unnecessary losses and delays on your end. The United Nations and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to distribute all
compensation funds through the card to 150 beneficiaries in North America,
South America, the United States, Europe and Asia and around the world.
Visa ATM as it is a global payment technology that allows consumers,
businesses, financial institutions and governments to use digital
currencies instead of cash and checks.

We arrange for your payment to be paid to you with a Visa debit card made
out in your name and delivered directly to your address by DHL or a courier
service available in your country. If you contact us, we'll credit your
Visa ATM card with $1,500,000, allowing you to withdraw at least $10,000 a
day from any ATM in your country. Upon request, the limit can be increased
to BRL 20,000.00 per day. In this regard, you should contact the
International Payments and Transfers Directorate and provide the requested
information;

Your full name ================
Your country of origin ==========
Your home address ==========
Your City ===============
Your occupation ============
Your age ==================
Your gender ===================
Your phone number =============
Copy of passport / DNI ========
Your personal email address ======

Use this code (Ref: CLIENTE-966/16) as the subject of your email for
identification and try to pass the above information on to the following
Visa Multibanco card issuing and delivery staff;

We advise the bank agent to open a private email address with a new number
to verify this payment and transfer communication to avoid further delays
or hijacking of the funds. Contact United Bank for Africa now at:

Contact: Mr. Joseph Keshi
Clearing Transfer Department (United Bank for Africa)
Contact Email: mmisvivianfrancis@gmail.com)
We urgently await a response to this email to avoid further delays.

Sincerely
Mrs. Crystalina

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