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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: "MRS.CAROLINA JOHNSON" <carolina.@athena.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: money.g96@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:19:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN: FUND OWNER,

ATTN: FUND OWNER,

WE THE MONEY GRAM URGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $15.000.000, TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $7,000USD PER EVERY DAY. NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU. SO CONTACT OUR GENERAL DIRECTOR MR. RICHARD DAVID. AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR THROUGH MONEY GRAM TODAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE WHEN CONTACTING US MAKE FUNDS SURE THAT YOU PUT THIS EMAIL (money.g96@yahoo.com) IN THE PLACE OF TO, THAT WILL ENABLE US RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL IMMEDIATE WRITE BACK TO YOU OK.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MONEY GRAM GENERAL DIRECTOR. MR. Richard David .. CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS : (money.g96@yahoo.com) YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CALL URGENT BELOW THIS PHONE NUMBER :+22999928865.

THEN YOU CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL CURRENT HOME INFORMATION.

RECEIVER NAME:====
COUNTRY:============
CITY:===============
TEST QUESTION:======
ANSWER:=============
TELEPHONE NUMBER:==
YOUR OCCUPATION:====
YOUR AGE\ PASS PORT ID====

URGENT CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION TO YOU AS SOON URGENT AS YOU CAN.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS "U" REGARDS
MRS.CAROLINA JOHNSON.

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