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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: "Mukta lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transfermoneyresponsecenter@outlook.fr>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 06:15:36 -0700
Subject: Are you ready to pick up this $5,000.00 sent today?

Are you ready to pick up this $5,000.00 sent today? We have concluded
to affect your payment through Western Union, $5000.00 Everyday until
the total sum of $7.5 Million is completely transfer to you. So you
are advice to contact the Western Union office Benin Republic with
this below information;

Western union Agent: Wyatt Macho.
E-mail: transfermoneyresponsecenter@outlook.fr
phone/ Whatsapp Line: +19174512285

Mr. Wyatt Macho, have sent you the first $5000.00 today in my
presence, So contact him and tell him to give you the MTCN, Sender
name with the test question and answer to enable you pick up the $5000
sent today, and then he will start transferring your total funds to
you as he was directed. Finally, to avoid anything happening to the
fund, I deposited it with an insurance coverage. Contact he now with
your full information as stated below.

1. Your Full Name
2. Address
3. Mobile Number
4. Your Age
5. Country
6. occupation

Best Regards
Mukta lee,

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