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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 JAMES OGIDE <frank_su2005@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: officemoneygram98@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 21:07:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INFORMATION FROM MONEY GRAM HEND OFFICE FEDERAL MINSTRY BENIN




 Attention :
THIS  MONEY GRAM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT REMMITTING OFFICE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE FEDERAL MINSTRY OF FINANCE AND FUNDS TRANSFER ORDER TO TRANSFER YOUR TOTAL FUND OF $1.5,000.00 USD MILLION DOLLARS TO YOU VIA MONEY GRAM.
WHY OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLS MAP OUT YOUR FUNDS TO BE TRANSFER THROUGH MONEY GRAM IS BECAUSE OF INSINCER/UNTRUSTWORTHY AND DISNONESTY OF OUR BANKERS, DELIVERY COMPANY’S AND THE WESTERN UNION AGENTS HAVE EVEN FORMED THE HABIT OF GIVEN FAKE COUNTROL NUMBERS THIS ARE THE REASONS OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLS DECIDED TO FOLLOW LEGAL PROCEEDURES OF MONEY GRAM TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH DIFFICULTIES TO RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL FUNDS.
BE ADVISED THAT OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLS HAS FINALY AGREED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR INHERITERCE FUNDS WHICH SURPOSE TO TRANSFER TO YOU SINCE BEGINIG OF THIS YEAR BUT DUE TO IMPORTANT MATTERS WHICH THEY WANT TO SOLVE OUT IN RESPECT OF YOUR TOTAL $1.5,000.00 USD MILLION DOLLARS THAT DELAYED YOUR PAYMENT SINCE THEN BUT THANK GOD THAT THE WHOLES ISSUES HAS BEEN SOLVED OUT NOW.
NOW YOU ARE INFORMED THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE SUM OF $6,000.00 USD PER DAY, UNITLL YOUR TOTAL AMONUT OF $1.5,000.00 USD MILLION DOLLARS IS TRANSFERRED COMPLETELY.
THE AGENT INCHARGE OF YOUR FUND IS DR FELIX ZUMA. ADRESS IS ( officemoneygram98@yahoo.es )
PHONE NUMBER +229 98677751
FILL THESE BELOW INFORMATION.
YOUR RECIEVERS NAME.......
YOUR COUNTRY………
YOUR CITY………….
YOUR TEST QUESTION…….
YOUR ANSWER…………
YOUR AGE…………
YOUR OCCUPATION…………
BE INFORMING THAT YOU HAVE TO SEND YOUR TRANSFER CHARGES OF $98.00 USD WITHIN 1DAYS TODAY BECAUSE AFTER THIS 1DAYS THERE SHOULD BE A PANELITIES FOR THE LATE COMERS AND YOU HAVE TO WRITE AN APPLICATION LETTER TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR NOT RESPONDING WHEN NEEDED.
THIS FEE CAN BE SENT WITH THIS INFORMATION THROUG MONEY GRAM
RECIEVERS NAME………EGWUOBA DOMINIC E
COUNTRY……… BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY…………......COTONUO
TEST QUESTION…….HOW MUCH
ANSWER…………$98.00
MTCN………………
SENDERS NAME....
CALL OR EMAIL ME NOW SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION TO YOU AS URGENT AS I CAN.
I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TODAY FOR ME TO PRECED TRANSFER YOUR FUND AS I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESSING YOU.
BEST REGARD
MR JAMES OGIDE    
Money Gram International Bank Transfer

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