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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.Jemas Mike" <"www."@silver.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Jemas Mike" <moneygramoffice428@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 20:12:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FORM MONEY GRAM OFFICE

KING BANK GROUP INTERNATIONAL- OFFICE OF Mr.Jemas Mike
HQ_King Bank Benin Head Office.
Office Line: 00229 6815 1295
Notification Of Fund Release And Payment Transfer.

GOOD DAY Dear,

Following the instruction to pay all scammed victims US$2.5 Million each by the I.M.F Agency (Africa Sub-Region) through the Money-Gram service, I wish to inform you that my secretary has been sending you E-mails in the past few weeks and no reply, for the last time let me hear from you immediately so that I can send you the payment Info to pickup your first payment set of US$4,800.00 via the Money-Gram Transfer service, but to make sure that there is no mistake; the payment Info information cannot be forwarded to you now until you confirm the following:

Your Full Names .....
Your Cell/Mobile Phone Number (Compulsory) .....
Your Tel Phone (Optional) .....
Your Address .....
City .....
Country Of Resident .....

The above information should be directed to office of Mr.Jemas Mike at this email - (moneygramoffice428@gmail.com ), Cell/Mobile Number: (+229 9915-2635)for calls and sms text messages, also include this transaction secret code: BJB24. Note: Your file will expire after 7 days if there is no response from you receive your fund transfer, then we will not have any option than to return your fund to Federal Reserve Account as unclaimed payment. Your swift response will enhance our service, thanks for your co-operation.

Thank you,
Mr.Jemas Mike
Director of Operations
SEND ME YOUR DETAILS TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY

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