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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 GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT <kanyiu-----98012@att.net>
Reply-To: moneygram40@sify.com
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:14:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2011 AWARD.



MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,
01 B.P. 2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN


Email; (moneygram40@sify.com)

MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2011 AWARD.












Attention Beneficiary;

 

Information
reaching us from our corporate headquarters here in Porto-Nov o, the
capital state of Benin Republic, states that you only have 48hours to
effect your payment for the activation of your reference number to
enable you cash up your first $3,500 from your total fund of $700,000.00( seven
hundred thousand united state dollars) since you are finding it
difficult to make this payment we have decided that you are to go ahead
and pay whatever you have  out of the total fee of $200 start from $50 for
the activation fee since you are not able to come up with the required
charge. But mind you, no amount below $50 will be accepted so we expect
you to pay whatever amount from $50 and above. You are to pay what ever
you have for the activation fee and we will activate your reference
number upon receipt of this
payment.

 

Be
informed that you will have to pay the balance fee of your activation
upon cashing up of your first $3,500 also i am using this medium to
inform you that failure to pay the balance charge will leave us with no
option but to deactivate your reference number of which you will and can
never cash up the balance fee, i want you to send the renewing and
activation fee with the information bellow.

 

Receiver name:  Solomon Young . Okechukwu

 

Country: Benin Republic

 

City: Porto Novo

 

Test question: Trust

 

Answer: Honest

 

REFERENCE /MTCN.............

SENDER'S NAME......
AMOUNT SENT.................






Please
any amount you send let us know but remember what so ever amount below
$50 will not be accepted. You can send us the payment information
immediately you send the money. Immediately we confirm the activation
fee we will send you the first receipt of your $3,500 at the same day.
Regards Mrs. Jessica Udogu from money gram international money transfer
office Porto-Novo Benin Republic.




In
addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client due
to their inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities, the
compensation started this morning been 18th of January and it will end on
31st January 2011 by reducing the high cost to low amount.

 

As
the matter of fact, the transferring fee and all cost requested from
the authorities has been cut down to any amount as you can afford and
that is only money you have to pay to receive your payment because the
transferring of your funds were approved and signed as well and we do
contacted you today for your immediate attention over it.

 

Note that anything that has the beginning is also has the end in that case, first come first serve.

 

Money gram international money transfer service office.

 

You are entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money today as well

 

We
are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this
department to release your payment immediately  send the amount via
money gram or western union




Looking forward for your anticipated response.




Sign.

 

Operator Manager, Mrs. Jessica Udogu.

For the Management Money Gram

International Benin Republic.



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