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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.STEVEN WILLIAM" <officefile53@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: moneygram.activationdepartment@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 06:23:41 -0400
Subject: MONEY TRANSFER ALERT


Money Gram International Transfer Alert

Attn Customer,

There is an issue involving $2.5M US Dollar which was called to Our Bank
(CAPITAL CITY BANK) from THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF BENIN REPUBLIC
concerning your compensation of $2.500,000.00 USD has been forwarded to Money
Gram Agent Office and An instruction has come directly from Dr. Jonah Akim of
Ministry Of Finance.

He asked us to start sending your fund installment ally $8,000.00 per a day
through International Money Gram transfer. This type of transfer means, you
will be receiving $8,000.00 every day through the International Money Gram
transfer until the total of $2.5MUSD is completely transferred to you.

As a matter of urgency,to effect your first payment of $8,000 through Money
Gram, Now you have to Contact Mr. Kenneth Newton, the director Money Gram on
his contact below as he is the person in charge of your payment.

The International Money Gram Office:
Name: Mr. Kenneth Newton
Tel: +229-99-48-07-68
E-mail: moneygram.activationdepartment@yahoo.co.uk

Here is the details you needed to forward to them, in order to help you pick
the first payment of $8,000.00usd.
Reconfirm your address:
Full name:
Personal Telephone number:
Age:
Driver license /international passport

Remember, You will also have to send them the Tax Clearance charges and
registration of payment file,which is $155 [as per the instruction from the
International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) Pls, Contact Mr. Kenneth Newton ASAP and
send them the above requirements,for them to release the pick up information
for your first $8,000 payment.

Mr.Steven William,
Ministry Of Finance,
Cotonou-Benin Republic.


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