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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.Mark William" <mrmarychrist@att.net>
Reply-To: ups_co-orperate@qatar.io
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:55:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REACH MR. DAVID WANG. +229-989-09-555 FOR YOUR FUND $2.5 MILLION


MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,
01 B.P. 2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN
Telephone :+229 98 95-0 95 55 / + 229 96 37 82 83.
E-mail: davidtemittance@yahoo.com.hk

Attetion:Beneficiary.
 
This is Mrs. Marry Christ the Chairman House committee Payment and verification on foreign contractors and Foreign Affairs office of the presidency Republic of Benin.
 
Please read the following emails and contact the Money Gram office immediately, be informed that your payment sum of $2.5MILLION Usd has been arranged with the Western Union Mony Transfer to send your payment via western union money transfer.

They will be sending $9,000.00 every day to you starting from today, Contact Mr. David Wang western union supervisor for programming and MTCN as well, send your receiver's information to him, also you will be required to send them the sum of $75.00 for Inco-transfer Programing charges before the exercise will take place.

So be  advise to send the $95.00 immediately so that we will register your payment to enable you start receive funds as from tomorrow, be advise that there is no time again for we to call any you on phone unless you will call +229-989-09-555.
 
After the payment of $75.00 you will start receiveing your money every day $9,000.00 through  MoneyGram $9,000.00 unless you want it to be send to you through Western Union untill the full payment of $2.5 MILLION is completed.
 
Beneficiarey name----------------------------
Address--------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------
occupertion.......................
country........................
sex............................
 
Send the $75.00 through MoneyGram OR Western Union Money Transfer with cashier's name Mr. Marsel Edezuno with information below:
RECIVER NAME .…………………. Marsel Edezuno.
DESTINATION COUNTRY .…………………. Republic of Benin..
CITY .…………………. Cotonou
AMOUNT SENT .…………………. $95.00 only.
TRANSFER QUESTION .…………………. who loves you most?
SECURITY ANSWER .…………………. God.
MTCN .………………….
SENDERS NAME .………………….

We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this department to release your fund immediately.
Looking forward for your anticipated response.

Contact me with this informations below:
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. DAVID WANG.
TEL:+229-989-09-555 / +229-963-78-283.
EMAIL:(davidtemittance@yahoo.com.hk
 
Regard
Mrs. Marry Christ
 

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