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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: "Mr. Jomie Suma " <pietruzza.catalano@alice.it>
Reply-To: moneytransfer82@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:59:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Final Payment Notification

Hello,

I write to inform you that we had already issued those documents to
accompany
your $4,500 payment each day. But the only problem we are having right here
is
your personal signatures which the Federal Administer of Fund Benin Republic
requested that you must sign those documents before we can transfer funds to
you. However, I told the officer in charge that it will not be necessary for
you to come down here due to your occupation or some other thing that may
not allow you to come down here to sign those documents yourself. The
Minster
Administrator of Fund said that you should get an attorney to sign on your
behalf if you are unable to come down here in person.

I have negotiated with an attorney who would sign on your behalf. His name
is Sam Floyd. According to him you are to pay for the accredited attorney.
He
is charging $130.00 to be paid before he gets those documents signed in your
favor. I told him to consider signing those documents on your behalf today
with a promise that you would pay him back from the $4,500. Payment you
suppose to receive tomorrow morning if he gets those documents signed today.
And his respond is that you have to pay the accredited attorney fee of
$130.00
before signing those documents. Well, I asked him for the very last time if
he
could allow you pay half of his fee today with a promise that you would pay
him
the Remain balance tomorrow from your $4,500 payment at the western union
office once you pick up the $4,500 payment. Well, he said that you should
pay
the
half of the fee $65.00 through Money Gram.

Today He want me to ask you if you would be so kind to pay him back the
remaining $65.00 balance at the western union office once you picked up the
$4,500 pay out each day. I am hereby this writing to ask you to let me know
if you would pay his balance immediately you pick up the $4,500 payment. He
wants you to pay half of $65.00 today if you are so kind to pay the
balance
at
the
western union office once you picked up the $4,500 payment tomorrow. But if
you are not kind enough to pay his balance after picking the first transfer
just do not bother yourself not to reply because I won’t see another
Attorney
here to do this. Here is information for you to pay $65.00 half of his fee
through
Money Gram today.

Send the half of the fee $65.00 today via Money Gram:

1. Receiver Name: ======= TONY ANEKWE
2. City===== COTONOU
3. Country: ====== BENIN REPUBLIC.
4. Question======== A?
5. Answer: ======== B
6. Amount: ======== US $65.00

7. Sender's Names:====
8. Sender's Address: ====
9. Contact Address: =====
Telephone:----------
10. MTCN: (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)?


The Attorney will get those documents signed as soon as he confirms the
half of his fee from you. I will advice you to pay him the half of $65.00
and
let
him sign the documents and you will then pay the other balance of $65.00
form
your $4,500 payment.

Sincerely,
Mr.Tim H. William
Money Gram Transfer Department
Customer care line: +22998843745
E-mail:(moneytransfer82@yahoo.com)

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