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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: alexander marcus <moneygram0992@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:51:54 +0200
Subject: Spam : ATTENTION DEAR



--
Attention:

We wish to acknowledge the receipt of your E-mail in our office and the
content was well noted. we are instructed to send your fund to your
address
through our Money Gram International transfer here in Benin Republic,
You
will
be receiving your fund ($5000 usd) per day until you receive all your
total
payment which is the sum of $5.6.million dollar's as scheduled in our
office
here.

Therefore be informed that through this our medium of Money Gram
payment,
you
are entitled to be receiving $5,000.00 every day until your total fund
is
completely paid to you, But before that you will have to send the
required
fee
of $90 dollar which will be used for the activation of your MONEY GRAM
reference number and reconfirmation of your payment file to enable us
start
releasing your payment as scheduled.

NOTE: The reason why we need you to send $90 is that we tried to deduct
the
transferring fee out from your fund but the MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR
TRUST
FUND
of Benin Republic told us that NO one has access over your fund as it
have
been
signed and stamped that no money should be deduct until it get's to you
to
avoid any misunderstanding because if any one has access to that it
will
involve you loosing your fund.

Your first payment of $5,000.00 will made immediately you settled the
required
$90 for us to activation of your Money Gram Reference number and re-
confirmation of your payment file as well before you can be able to
pick it
up
over there in your city location Money Gram office.Me while your new
Reference
number have been made since yesterday and will be release this
afternoon
once
you made the payment of $90 dollars activation of your reference number
and
re-
confirmation of your payment file.

This is the information of your first payment but it need to be
activate in
your name so that you will be able to pick it up

Sender's name::::Debby Shelton
Amount Sent:::::: $5,000
Reference::::::::::35585645
Text Question::::::When
Text Answer::::::::Now

Therefore, You are expected to send the required fee so that your
payment
will
be release to your city Money Gram office immediately and note that
once we
confirm the fee you are going to confirm your first payment of
$5,000.00
dollars immediately over there without any further delay and your other
payments will follow as well. Below is our accountant's information for
you
to
send the $90 through our Money Gram transfer office.

1. Receiver Name:.....Peter Obi
2.Country:.........Benin Republic
3.Text Question:.....God
4Text Answer:.......trust
5. Amount:......$90
6.sender's name.......
7.Reference number.....

We are waiting for your urgent response to enable this office know your
arrangement for the payment and we will also advice you to keep your
transaction with us very confidential so that Nobody will pick your
fund
because we will not be hold responsible if anybody pick up your fund
from
your
end. Thanks for your understanding as we are waiting for your urgent
response
soon.

Best Regards,
Mr.alexander marcus
MY PHONE IS +229 99529513
(Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)
Money Gram money transfer

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