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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: FROM MONEY HEAD OFFCE <jonesedward@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: money_transfer31@yahoo.ie
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:36:44 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM MONEY GRAM FOR YOUR PAYMENT GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY CALL


 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attention:
Beneficiary,


This e-mail has been issued to you in order to
officially inform you that we have completed an investigation on an
International Payment in which was issued to you by an International Lottery
Company. With the help of our newly developed technology (International
Monitoring Network System) we discovered that your e-mail address was
automatically selected by an Online Balloting System, this has legally won you
the sum of $2.800, 000.00 USD from a Lottery Company. During our investigation
we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and
we have authorized this winining to be paid to you via a Western Union money
transfer and your only require to pay only $99.for the register your payment
files.

Besides, my dear, these are the opportunity for you and have to
comply and your funds shall be transfer to your designated address. But remember
that after ( four 4 days) if you did not make the payment then we will divert
your funds to Government Fund, to avoid problem or we will cancel the transfer
as for now until next year because this year is not like last year.

After
(Four Days) we will enter a new project for the year and that is the reason why
we decided to help to all our customers before we enter into the new project. So
be advise to send the $99.00 immediately so that we will register your payment
for those who will start receiving there payment as from tomorrow. Note that
their is no time again for us to call any person on phone unless you will call
us after sending the $99.00.

The total amount you have is $2,8Million USA
Dollars. Here is the information’s to send the money so that we will help you
complete it because the $99.00 is only money you have to send until you receive
all your payment complete, Send the money through western union money transfer
below:

RECEIVE NAME: MR.JOHN CHUKWUMA
CITY: COTONOU
COUNTRY: BENIN
REPUBLIC
TEXT QUESTION: IN GOD
ANSWER: WE TRUST
AMOUNT: $99.00

I
am looking forward to hear from you right way because i hate any thing promise
and fail, The amount you have to send now is $99.00 but please make sure that
you send the money once you receive this mails so that we will give the full
information’s for you to pick up the first payment immediately. After you send
the needed $99.00 before we can give you full information’s to pick it up
today.

I swear to God almighty Father. If I fail to release your payment
within 2hours after you send the $99.00 as I promise you that you will receive
it, please I am expecting you with western union payment information’s so that
the transfer will commence immediately without further delay because i believe
that we will conclude this transaction successful this year.

As you can
see that I swear against because this transaction and also to show you the
honest and truth I am?
MTCN NO SENDER NAME?
Meanwhile you are advice to
reconfirm your detail such as

Your full name...........
Your full
Address......

And your current working telephone number....
For
instant discussion, you are advice to add me on your yahoo messenger with below


(money_transfer31@yahoo.ie)
Tel,+229-992-81-890
I wish you Good
Luck.Remain Bless.
MR.ROBERT M JAMES
Money gram department.
 
 

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