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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: Money Gram <"www."@alpha.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Money Gram <billmartin3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 06:30:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Dear Customer

www.moneygram.com
Our Ref:MGMTOXX2/987
money Gram Money Transfer.

Attention Dear Customer.

This is Bill Martin,the Director of Money Gram Money Transfer, I received your mail about your unpaid fund of ($2.7MillionUSD) which Mr. Mark Johnson IMF/SENATORS COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN PAYMENT.instructed that we should be sending the fund bit by bit till your fund is paid in full. Already sum of $7,000.00 has been remitted to your name with the following [Money Transfer Control Number] known as reference# number:

Transfer Static: Amount Transferred: Transfer Sending Fee:
Sender Name, FAITH
sender last name, EZEH
Ref:):59050421
Amount Sent $7,000.00
Transfer Status Pending/Waiting For Activation.

Its unfortunate that you cannot pick up the $7,000 .00 until you pay for our Activation charges of $100 usd which we will use to activate your payment files before you can start picking up your daily amounts. We will be generating the Reference for your daily pick up once you send the Activation charges. Note that the senders name of FAITH
EZEH.] is still the same and that's the name you will use to pick up the fund within 30-minutes of paying the $100usd

You are advise to send the Activation fee of $100 through Money Gram Money Transfer to the following name:

Receiver Name: Peter Egu
Country Benin
City Cotonou
Test Question: In God
Test Answer: We Trust
Amount: $100usd
Then send the following details to us after the amount is remitted:

Senders Name:
Senders Address:
Senders Telephone#:

Note: Upon confirmation of the Activation fee of $100usd within 30-minutes you will confirm your first payment of $7,000.00 and be rest assure that you will be receiving $7,000.00 four times everyday till the total amount of yours is completed. Your urgent reply will be
appreciated or call on: [ +299-63395981

Thanks for being patient.
Dr.Bill Martin.

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