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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: Barrister Russell Friday <johnuba.uba242@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moneygram80@live.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:54:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PAYMENT CODE NUMBER FP (34923321)





Attention beneficiary,

we are here to notify you that after the meeting held on Nov 10/ 2011. The ministry of finance and his  excellence the president of federal republic of Benin Dr yayi bonii. Has instructed this department to  send your funds through money gram remitting office transfer world wide, For easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. Since you was unable to receive  your money through western union /Banks due to their management but now we have sent your full  compensation payment of $6.500.000.00usd to you through money gram ok.

You will be receiving 10.000.00usd per day, but we want you to contact the management in money  gram right now, to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the world because  we have arranged your payment of ($6.500.000.00usd) six millions five hundred thousand united state  dollars, to be sent to you today through money gram transfer payment. Your payment will send to you  by money gram,

for your information the director of administrator trust funds have already signed your payment, now  you are free to comply with money gram payment office on this email(moneygram80@live.fr)  however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your payment by money gram.  Per day (10.000 used). Vital finance bank money gram transfer department. Location address; plot  1261, adeola Hopewell street co/b/rep,

email address (moneygram80@live.fr)The financial money gram payment canter has been  mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other  person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment,

So be advice to contact them immediately you get this email now because every thing has been done  ok. and for your information once again note: that this is not one of those Nigerian African scams that  all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you will not receive your funds, but note  that this is no scam and is directly from the our president of federal republic of Benin Dr yayi bonii  Office to serve you better.
 
Rev. Godwin Robert
Telephone no +229_96317839
 MINISTRY FEDERAL REPUBLIC

You’re name.......................................
Country...........................................
City..............................................
Office Phone no...................................
Home phone no.....................................
Home Address/......................................
Age/sex...........................................
Id card..........................................
Occupation....................................

Note, Call this Telephone no +229_96317839 immediately to have your MTCN of $10.000.or email him  now so that he can provide the money gram information to you as urgent as you can. Also do let me  know immediately they have started sending your money, but try to comply with them to enable them  serve you better.

Thanks and god bless.

Sender Name.
Mrs.  UBA JOY.

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