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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: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?MONEY_GRAM=AE?= <moneygrampaydesk@prokonto.pl>
Reply-To: moneygram.paycenter@prokonto.pl
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:26:47 +0100
Subject: REMITTANCE BOARD!

*OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD**
**OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
**96846005<http://us.mc837.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=moneygram1903@hotmail.com>
*
* *
*www.moneygram.com*
* *
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*Mr Gozie Lucky *

*MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE 2011 AWARD.**

Attention beneficiary;


information reaching us from our corporate headquarters here in porto-novo,
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 $2,500.00. From your total fund of ( 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 the total fee of $400 for the activation fee since you are
not able to come up with the required charge, time is of the essence
here.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 $2,500. 00 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 transfer
fee with the information bellow.*
**
*Please any amount you send let us know and you can send us the reference
number immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the
transfer fee we will send you the first receipt of your $2,500.00. At the
same day. *
*
1. Receiver name:............. Ike o. Mike
2.country:............. Benin republic
3. City :............... Porto novo .
4. Test question:....honest
5.test answer:......trust.
6.reference number..........*
**
*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 9th of september and it will end on
12th of september 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 fund 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.

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.Look forward for your anticipated
response.
*

*Congratulations in advance. * * *
*MR, Gozie Lucky
*
***FOREIGN REMITTANCE/ VERIFICATION *
*DEPARTMENT MONEYGRAM *
*CALL US AT +229-96-84-60-05*
*Manager/Head of Dept*
*Cotonou Zone*

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