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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: TOMMY BROWN <"TBW."@sun.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: TOMMY BROWN <m-t-moneygram@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:12:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL BENIN REPUBLIC.




FROM MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL BENIN REPUBLIC.

ATTENTION:

I am writing to inform you that we have sent $5000 Usd via Money Gram as we have been given the mandate to transfer your payment of the total compensation of $1.500,000,00 via Money Gram.

You are to track the first payment with our website below to confirm the availability of the below payment details: To track simply follow the instructions, click on the below website.

https://secure.moneygram.com/ track

Refrence: 6923 1415

Last Name: Ojadi

Be informed that your funds was placed on Hold; thereby you can not Pick it up immediately due to an instruction from IMF Office(International Monetary Fund) that you have to obtain the Fund Clearance Certificate (FCC). This Certificate is to Bear you the Original Beneficiary of the Fund and make a change of the Receiver to your Name, and this Certificate will cost $155 only, which are to be paid by you the beneficiary to make a documented change of Receiver to your name.


The total amount for everything is $155 we have tried our possible best to Indicate that this $155 should be deducted from your total prize but we found out that the funds have already been deposited to the IMF and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you the winner,therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to the Agent in-charge of this Certificate.

You are advice to direct the payment via money gram with bellow information.

Receiver Name............ EMMA OLUCHI
Country..................BENIN REPUBLIC,
City..................... COTONOU,
CODE.....................0229,
Text question............When
Text answer..............Now
Amount................$155
Mtcn ...............
Sender's name.....

Looking forward to receive the payment details to enable you start receiving your payment on daily basis ones the Certificate is obtain on your behalf.

Remain Blessed
Mr,Godwin M.Johnson
+229 61111314


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