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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: "g_giannattasio@alice.it" <g_giannattasio@alice.it>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:40:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Sir/madam, ... We have sent some money to you.

Sir/madam, ... We have sent some money to you.

Kindly be informed that we have today sent you the first payment of $5,000USD
as agreed by the Management Board Members. So please find below, the
information to pick up the first $5,000USD payment from any Money Gram payment
Office near you and upon pick up by you, another payment detail will be sent
again tomorrow.

NOTE; We deposited the Check of your fund ($2.5 Million USD) to Money Gram
Payment Department for onward payment/remittance to you as was agreed by the
Management Board Members after our final board meeting regarding your fund.
Therefore you will be receiving $5,000 USD per day from Money Gram until your
whole fund is transfer to you. It is the best means to pay and settle this long
awaited payment. You should comply with this new directives so you can have
your fund.

Find below is the info to pick up your first payment from any money Gram
payment Office or Outlet near you.

Amount Sent: $5,000 USD
Text Question: My fund
Text Answer: Yes
Sender Name; Mr.Abdul Abubaka
Senders Address: Port-Novo Cotonou, Benin.
MTCN Reference #: .... Contact Jerry Leo

Kindly contact Money Gram Director, Jerry Leo to give you the MTCN REFERENCE
NUMBER and for other directions on how you will be receiving the $5,000USD
daily payment to avoid wrong transfer to another person and must importantly,
be reminded that you will send to them the "TRANSFER REACTIVATION FEE" sum of
$69 dollars only because a new payment account file was re-open and re-
activated in your name favor for this recent payment agreement-procedure as
your other account was considered dormant. The $69 fee therefore is the Service
charges for the new account created and open in your name for the fund
transfer. The $69 fee can not be deducted from your principal fund because your
fund have to be intact and untouchable as attempt to deduct the fee from your
fund can expose the secret file key which can therefore be risky because any of
the Money Gram staff can gain access to your fund. So is better to pay the fee
off the fund. I just hope this explanation is clear and understandable. I
assure you that the little fee is the only money you will pay to them and you
will start receiving your daily payment of $5,000 USD until your whole fund
($2.5 Million USD) is transferred to you. We have done the best i can so try as
much as possible to contact and comply with the money gram director please.

Below is the Money Gram Director, JERRY LEO contact details;
Personal Email contact; jerryleo@web.co.zw
Office Email contact; info.department.officemail@gmail.com
Phone number; +229-99497897

Call or email him immediately and please let us know as soon as you received
all your fund.

Best Regards and good luck to you.

Mr.Abdul Abubaka
CHAIRMAN, FOREIGN PAYMENT CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE

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