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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: money gra <moneygra@9.cn>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:27:21 +0000
Subject: FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER MONEY GRAM INT'L.










Welcome To Money Gram Transfer Benin Rup.


FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER MONEY GRAM INT'L.
OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC, LOCATION RUE BPH141 KINGSTON
AVENUE COTONOU BENIN.
TEL:+229-99356644
REF: MT89TQ

ATTN BENEFICIARY:

WE ARE EMAILING YOU SEQUAL TO YOUR E-MAIL,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO OFFEND YOU IN ANYWHERE BUT ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCESS IN GETTING YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR OFFICE AS YOU MUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A MONEY-GRAM AGENTS AND ALSO A GOVERNMENT INC.COMPANY.


YOUR TOTAL SUM OF $1,500.000.00M USD WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR CUSTODY BY YOUR PARTNER TO BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH ATM CARD BUT WE CAN NO LONGER COMPLETE THE PAYMENT THROUGH ATM CARD DUE TO THE PROBLEM OUR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS HAVING WITH IMF SO YOUR PAYMENT WAS MOVED TO OUR CUSTODY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO YOU VIA MONEY-GRAM.

NOTE:YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE SUM OF $285 USD BEFORE THIS MONEY-GRAN OPERATING BRANCH CAN RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND IT WILL SERVE AS THE COST OF SIGNING YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE US BE ABLE TO SEND YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF $8,000,$4,000,00,$4,000,00,USD DAILY AS PLANED WITH YOUR PARTNER,YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCT TO GET BACK TO THIS NOBLE OFFICE WITH THE REQUIRED FEE.

I AM TRUST WORTHY TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FIRST PAYMENT MUST DEFINATELY GET TO YOUR HANDS AS SOON YOU SEND THE (USD$285) TODAY.


YOU ARE TO ANSWER THIS LITTLE TEXT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE HANDLING YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT ACCORDLY TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION.PLEASE YOU ARE EXPECTING TO REPLY BACK TO THIS MONEY-GRAM OFFICE SO THAT WE PROCEED AHEAD AND COMMERCE YOUR PAYMENT ONCE YOU RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL FILE AS LISTED BELOW AND SEND THE REQUESTED FEE OF $285USD TODAY WITH THE INSTRUCTION BELOW.

FULL NAME....................................
PHONE.....................................................
HOME ADDRESS...................................
COUNTRY................................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER. .........................
COPY OF YOU PASSPORT........................................................
SEX...........................


USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO SEND THE MANDATORY REQUIRE FEE TOTAL SUM OF $285 VIA MONEY-GRAM TO ENABLE US PICK IT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT HERE AND RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMMERCE YOUR DAILY PAYMENT OF $8,000.

RECEIVER NAME........SUNDAY JOHN NWUKWA
COUNTRY..................BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY........................................COTONOU.
TEST QUESTION.............IMMEDTIALY
ANSWER...........................TODAY
AMOUNT....................$285USD.
MTCN..............................?

AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL KINDLY COMPLY WITH THIS INSTRUCTIONS AND BE REST ASSURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL COMMERCE IMMEDIATELY BY THIS OFFICE ONCE WE CONCLUDE RECONFIRMING YOUR PAYMENT FILE FROM THE RIGHT OFFICE.

WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND IMAGE OF THIS MONEY-GRAM YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT DELAYING CAN BE VERY DANGERIOUS AND MAY COURSE YOU MISFORTUNE IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND,YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT ANY LONGER .

SINCE THIS OFFICE IS MAKING ALL NECESSARYL ARRANGEMENT TO BE SURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEEN COMMERCE ONCE WE CONFIRM THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AND INFORMATIONS.

YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD TO SEND US THAT REQUIRED ($285 USD) AND BE REST ASSURED THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS YOUR MONEY WILL BE CONFIRM TO YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU WILL CASH IT FROM ANY OF OUR CORRUSPONDANT MONEY-GRAM BRANCH THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY BE REST ASSURE OF THIS MONEY-GRAM OFFICE INTERGRITY AND PERSONAL INTERGRITY.

URGENT RESPOND NEEDED FROM YOU.

THANKS.
YOURS SINCERELLY
MR ROLAND BONI .
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER
MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REP
FROM MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC.
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