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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: Bill Mgbako <mgbakobill@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: moneygrambankofbenin@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 15:57:46 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CONTACT MONEYGRAM FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION,



Attn Beneficiary:

This is to
inform you that the Federal Ministry Of Finance here in Benin Rep. have finalise
and prove that your inheritance Fund valued of $4.7million US DOLLAR can only
transfer to you as fast as possible through MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
here in benin republic and you should been receiving your payment by $7,000.00
Per Day through MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER as soon as you contact the
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OFFICE here in Benin Republic.

Note that
you should be receiving $7000.00 usd only per a day ,so you are advice to
contact the MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL operator Rev.Nelson Chinedu. Right now,
contact him and re-confirm your information to him so that he will start
transfering your payment to you because the (IMF) has finaly approve your
transfer legal.

Money Gram Agent: Rev  John Anthony
contact e-mail
(moneygrambankofbenin@yahoo.com)
Tele Phone
Number : +229-68-27-92-68.
And also here is the informations you need to send
to him,

(1)Your receiver name::::::::::::::::::::::
(2)Your
country::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::
(3)Your telphone
number::::::::::::::::::::::
(4)Attach Copy of your passport
::::::::::::::
(5) Your Age:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

But you
will frist paid the Tax Clearance fee of $145, Before processing your payment
and make sure that you recorfrim your full informations again with your
telephone number to avoid rung transfer ok. pls contact them ASAP for the
immediat transfering of your payment ok. call REV: John Anthony, LTEL:+229-68
27-92-68.for their immediat attention with your transfer ok. So make sure you
call them as you send them mail ok.

Yours in service
Mr.Mgbako Bill

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