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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 Money <wunionmoney023@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wes_union_transfer@deliveryman.com
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:15:49 +0100
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT OF
$5,000 (MTCN): 128 675 4770 NOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION

*Dear Beneficiary
11/2/2023I wish to inform you that the IMF has released your compensation
fund in value of $8.5 million US dollars issued to your name and the
moneywas deposited with the western union Office as MTCN credit card. You
will be receiving the fund daily and with a limit of $5000 per dayuntil
the complete fund is paid to you in full ..Your first Payment of $5000 usd
is approved to send to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver's name
information to the Western Unionoffice for the approval of our fund payment
of ($8.500`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately to you send
the belowinformation to them: Note that your payment files will be returned
to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by theIMF.We
have sent out your first payment $5,000 MTCN( 128 675 4770 )BELOW IS YOUR
FIRST PAYMENT $5,OOO.OOUSDSender Name: Cholil NolastnameMTCN: 128 675
4770Question= What ColorAnswer= WhiteAmount Sent: $5000 USDWestern Union
Payment Details, you should conform your payment online here:
(https://www.westernunion.com/ us/en/send-money/app/tracktransfeRemember we
need your full information as where we will be sending the second payments
$5000 to avoid wrong transfer such as,Your Receiver" Name _______Your
Country:__________Your Telephone: No_______Your Address: _________Scan Your
Passport Id: ________Contact our:Email:( wes_union_transfer@deliveryman
.com)Our Western Union Office will release your payment to you and the
maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $10,000 usd dailyuntil
the funds complete transferred. Once we receive your information. The
transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all the scam victims
($8.500`000`00USD) each, and your name was found in the scam victim's
list.The Western union Director:Name: Mr Devin McGranahanCALL WESTERN
UNION +1(502) 563-1482*

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