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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: "DR HELEN JOHNSON." <stanben01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "DR HELEN JOHNSON." <welcome_moneygram@live.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 08:42:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: pick up the first sent $7,000


 OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
LAGOS-NIGERIA/ADDRESS 78,
AVARAKU IGOLO ROAD LAGOS - NIERIA.
(welcome_moneygram@live.com)
website. http://www.moneygram.com
Phone +234 9037566380;

Dear Customer,

This is in regard of your transfer valued of $1.5m usd which was
release through this moneygram to transfer to you.

I want you to know that this fund valued of $1.5m usd will be
transferring to you through this moneygram every blessed day, and you
will receive each day $7,000.

Please find below, your information to pick up the first sent $7,000
and upon pick up by you, another detail we be sent again.


Use the below info to pick up your money now.


Reference #: 90286861
Amount: $7,000
Text question: Sent
Text answer: Yes
Sender name....Mrs Jona Benson
Senders address: same as above

Feel free to reach us with this below e-mail address
(welcome_moneygram@live.com) Phone +234 9037566380

DR HELEN JOHNSON.
DIRECTOR MONEY GRAM
INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA.

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