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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: "GEORGE EDWARDS." <mzagajec@verizon.net>
Reply-To: moneygram.benin1@w.cn
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MONEYGRAM IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT.




Attention ny dear :

WE THE MONEY GRAM URGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $,900.000.00USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING 10,000.00USD PER

DAY. NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU. SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR MR. JOSHUA DICKS JR. AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN

BEABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS THROUGH MONEY GRAM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MONEY GRAM
DIRECTOR GENERAL :MR. JOSHUA DICKS JR.
EMAIL ADDRESS : ( moneygram.benin1@w.cn )
PHONE NUMBER :+229-98-837-661.

THEN

CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.

Receiver name :__________
Country:_________________
City:____________________
Test question:___________
Answer:__________________
Telephone number:________

CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION TO
YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN.
THANKS AND GOD BLESSING "U"
GEORGE EDWARDS. 

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