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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.Raymond Ikah" <info1@bulkemail.biz>
Reply-To: mone_transfer@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 17:45:53 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED:



--
ATTENTION:

I'm Money Gram Director Mr. Raymond Ikah Your first payment of $8000.00
has
been sent today via Money Gram.
You are advise to Contact MG with your full information to enable them
give
you Sender Name, Question and Answer to pick
up your First Payment MTCN, For more information contact. Mr. Raymond
Ikah,
Tell: +22999699613

Note call/ Email me once you read this email so that i will give you
more
advice on how you will start receiving your will your payment in the
next
one hour after you reconfirm your information.

Regard
Yours in Service,
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
TELL +229 9969-9613
Mr.Raymond Ikah,
Website: www.moneygram.com.
Email:mone_transfer@outlook.com)
Address: ADJARRA DOCODJI EN FACE DE LA RECETTE PERCEPTION PORTO-NOVO

Thanks for Using money gram.........

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