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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: monetgrambank12@hosanna.net
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:49:59 -0800
Subject: Mr Misser Lonaay has forwarded a page to you from conversantlife.com

Mr Misser Lonaay thought you would like to see this page from the conversantlife.com web site.
Message from Sender:

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY, NOTE THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO PAY YOU YOUR MONISE THROUGH MONEY GRAM URGENT REMMITTING OFFICE SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE TO RECEIEVE YOUR MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION DUE TO THEIR MANAGEMENT BUT NOW WE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1.500.000.00USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING 10..000.00USD PER DAY, BUT I WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT IN MONEY GRAM RIGHT NOW AND ASK HIM FOR YOUR FIRST PAYMENT. HIS NAME IS MR. ROBERT DONNY AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS THR OUGH MONEY GRAM (monetgrambank12@hosanna.net) AND CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION. Your name................... Country..................... Phone no.................... Address/city................ Age/sex..................... NOTE; YOU WILL ONLY SEND THE $96.00 FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE AND THAT YOU BE THE LAST PAYMENT TO GET THE MONEY GRAM REF. CODE TO PICK THE PAYMENT UP. CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION TO YOU ASURGENT AS YOU CAN. THANKS AND GOD BLESSING U Mr Misser Lonaay


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