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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: "MANAGING DIRECTOR" <officefilee@superposta.com>
Reply-To: emoneygrammm@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:53:53 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: MoneyGram International Inc




MoneyGram International Inc. () 1550 Utica Avenue South,
MS 8020 Minneapolis, MN 55416 HOTLINE : +229 99 92 25 62
E-mail (moneyinternational@superposta.com)
OR visit our official website www.moneygram.com

DEAR:

THIS IS TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING YOUR PAYMENT
THAT ARE LEFT IN OUR CUSTODY,WHICH YOURS ARE INCLUSIVE NOTE, YOUR WHERE
GIVEN A BIG BILL OF ,IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT OF WHICH WE DIDN'T
HEAR FROM YOU FOR LONG.

MEANWHILE,MONEYGRAM IS NOW GIVEN SPECIAL A BONUS TO HELP ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
THAT ARE HAVING THEIR PAYMENT IN OUR CUSTODY DUE TO HIGH PRICES. IN ORDER
WORDS WE ARE NOW REQUESTING THAT THOSE INVOLVE SHOULD PAY ONLY SUM OF $59
TO RECEIVE ALL THEIR PAYMENT ABANDONED IN OUR CUSTODY.

REMEMBER, THIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO COMPLY AND YOUR FUNDS
SHALL BE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS.

BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) SIX DAYS OF DURATION, IF YOU DID NOT MAKE
THE PAYMENT THEN WE WILL DIVERT YOUR FUNDS TO THE GOVERNMENT TREASURE
ACCOUNT, TO AVOID PROBLEM OR WE WILL CANCEL THE PAYMENT FOR THIS SEASON.
SO BE ADVISE TO SEND THE $59 IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE SHALL REGISTER YOUR
PAYMENT AND YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT $8.000 AS FROM TODAY.

BE ADVISE THAT THERE IS NO TIME AGAIN FOR WE TO CALL ANY YOU ON PHONE
UNLESS YOU WILL CALL :+229 99 92 25 62 AFTER MADE THE PAYMENT OF $59 SO
THAT YOU WILL START RECEIVING YOUR MONEY EVERY DAY $8,000 THROUGH
MONEYGRAM UNTIL YOUR FULL PAYMENT OF $1.5M IS COMPLETED TRANSFERRED. DAILY
PAYMENT USED $8.000 ONLY
SEND THE $59 THROUGH MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER WITH BELOW INFORMATION:

RECEIVER NAME......... MR. LAWRENCE UZOR
ADDRESS...........BENIN REPUBLIC.WESTE AFRICA
LOCATION................COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION== HOW
ANSWER...............LONG
AMOUNT...............$59

THE MOMENT WE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT OF $59 WE SHALL RELEASE THE FIRST
PAYMENT INFORMATIONS OF $8.000.00 USD ONLY) TO YOU TODAY.

THANKS FOR KIND ATTENTION
©2011- 2012 MoneyGram. All rights reserved.
BEST REGARDS TO YOU
Sean Tuffnell
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT
DIRECT LINE::+229 99 92 25 62
WEBSITE: WWW.MONEYGRAM.COM
URGENT RESPOND NEEDE FROM YOU

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