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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: JOHN RICHARD <"WWW."@bell.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: JOHN RICHARD <moneygramoffice1995@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:36:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome to the Money Gram Money Transfer,

MONEY GRAM HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.FOREIGN CONTRACTOR
PAYMENT OFFICE
TELEPHONE +229 98786971

Email;moneygramoffice1995@yahoo.com
16/01/2017
Attention: Beneficiary,
=====================
This is the Embassy office in Benin Republic West Africa. I am hereby inform you that your payment
have located to the Embassy Office here and sent to you from the (MONEY GRAM) department this morning
, all your payment transferring Papers were completed now, and your first payment has been sent to you
this morning in the Amount of $3,8M. but only fee you will pay now is for Immunity Official Stamp,
which cost sum $94.00, that is what you need to do and start picking up your payment without any further
delay because all the necessary Papers were completed.

You should Track your first Payment with TRACKING LINK:https:/{ https://secure.moneygram.com/track }
then you will see track and click it, when it open you will see the 2 widows where you will write the
Reference Number, sender first name below,

(MONEY GRAM)
The money has been sent to your receiver’s account.
Reference Number: 63329509
Sender ly Jennifer TRACKING
AMOUNT::::::$5000.00 US DOLLARS

Then You will see your first $3,8M. Available to pick up by receiver which is you as it sent to your name.
You should track this (MONEY GRAM) Number: 63329509, and send the required fee of $94.00 immediately,
in order to Stamp the Immunity Payment Slip, then you will go direct to the (MONEY GRAM) and pick up your
payment and get back to us for further sending the rest of Fund to you and your total money your going to pick is 3.8M.

You should send the fee below this information

Receiver;::::::::::::::ORJI FRANK
City;::::::::::::::Cotonou
Country;::::::::::::::Benin Republic.
Text question;::::::::::::::when
Text answer;::::::::::::::today
Amount;::::::::::::::$94.00 us dollars

Do not delay any further to send the fee, to enable you to pick up the first payment within 5hours you send
the payment to us and start sending you the rest as i said call us once you send the payment or if you have
any question you can call also to ask +229 99676302 and within 2days if we do not receive this payment we
will pick the transfer up until we receive the payment we fix it back to you.

MOBILE:+229 99676302

DR. JOHN RICHARD.

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