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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: MONEYGRAM OFFICE <nikas60@otenet.gr>
Reply-To: revjohnsonh@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 04:09:00 -0800
Subject: PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR THE ACTIVATION



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PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR YOU TO PICKUP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT

Attention: My Dear

PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR YOU TO PICKUP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT Call here Cell
Phone; +229-66-648-345. immediately you receive this email.



Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now, states that
you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your MTCN
to enable you cash up your first $5000:00 from your total (fund) since
you are finding it difficult to make this payment we have decided that
you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have for the activation fee
since you are not able to come up with the required sum, time is of the
essence here.You are to pay what ever you have for the activation fee;
we will activate your MTCN upon receipt of this payment. here is the
payment for the $5000:00 usd with the name of our Assistant Accountant
officer but you can not pick it up because the chairman of the MONEY
GRAM say that before you pick that money you must pay any amount you
have at hand out of listed Amount bellow,CONTACT ON ;(
revjohnharry@gmail.com )Remember that you can not pick up the money due
to it is on hold and you can also Track it right now with our website
http://www.moneygram.com before you going to Money Gram to send the
transfer charge of any Amount you have at hand out of listed amount.


(Track the MTCN track) by visiting:::::::::

https://secure.moneygram.com/transactions/
Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N): 17369582
Sender First Name: Elliott
Sender Last Name: Mazer
Question=when
Answer=Now
Amount Sent=$5,000 USD


Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation
upon cashing up of your first $5000:00 USD, also I am using this medium
to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no
option but to deactivate your MTCN of which you will and can never cash
up the balance sum I want you to send the renewing and transfer fee with
the information bellow.Your total amount of your fund is $2.5Million
USD. So use this name and Address of our Accountant officer to send any
Amount you have at hand out of listed amount bellow,

1.receiver name:...KENEY AKUDO
2.country:.........Benin Republic.
3.city :...........Cotonou
4.test question:....Bonus?
5.test answer:.....Bonus
6.sender name Address.....
7.Send any amount you have..starting from .. $79.00usd, $69.00usd,
$59.00usd, $49.00usd $39.00usd or
any amount you wish..,send it through MONEY GRAM Or Western Union


send us the MTCN number immediately you send the money and immediately
we confirm the transfer fee we will send you the first receipt of your
$5000:00 today and not tomorrow.

With best Regards
contact this email address:(revjohnsonh@gmail.com)
MR Mark Godtime.
Money Gram office
Benin republic
Cell Phone; +229-66-648-345,

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