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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: GOODWING MIKE <israrkhan62@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: agent_money@sify.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:52:20 +0530 (IST)
Subject: republic of Benin Money Gram Send Money Worldwide


MONEY GRAM  HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE
TELEPHONE +229-99 13 98 11
WEBSITE.www.moneygram.com 
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,
Yes. It is truth that you have payment of $5.000.00 USA Dollars Every Blessing Day here and the amount of $2.6used in this Department Money Gram,But we wish to inform you our instructions first before our we will release  MTCN payment informations to you, We have nstruction and as soon as you follow our procedure here then your payment will be release to you immediately.

Note: that all the necessary arrangement concern your MTCN NUMBER is ready now but we can not release the payment on hold untill you send our office keeping fee which is $75.00 before we will give you the full informations to pick up the $5.000.00 today through money gram in any country.

Again. we are working according to our rules and regulations that guiding our Department now to aviod problem be advise to send our office keeping fee which is $75.00 before we will release your Mtcn payment informations to you. please comple with us to aviod any delay.

Therefore check yourseif well to know if you can come up with the amount needed today then let us know immediately by forward the payment informations after sending the $75.00 today. you will start receiveing your payment as from tomorrow morning before 11 AM our time tomorrow.

So go ahead and send the payment via western union with our cashier informations below.the transfer charge can not be more than $75.00 us dollars ok.

Reciever Name: :MR BENJAMIN  OJADI UDE
Location: :Cotonou,
Country: :Benin Republic
Text Q: :How much?
Answer::::::$75.00
Mtcn::::
Amount:::::.$75.00
Then the sender's name ok.
 
Send the money via weste rn union money transfer and forward the payment informations to us for easier pick up.

The Agent will start sending  your payment as soon as we got everything done today but any delay will make us to pick up the money back from western union to aviod another person to pick up your payment okay so hurry up.
 Contact our E-mail office:( agent_money@sify.com )
Below: MTCN tracking.I advise to track your payment first so that you will know.
Call me once you send the $75.00 today Number +229-99 13 98 11
THIS IS YOUR TRACK PAYMENT INFORMATIONS AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO TRACK IT NOW:  WEB SITE.  www.moneygram.com &n bsp;
Sender Name:::::::Emenike Kinseley Anaeche 
Text Questions::::::How Long
Answer:::::::::::::::1Hours
MTCN:  91343661
I am looking forward to receive of $75.00 immediately to enable us to give your the full informations which you will use pick up your payment in any money grambut fall to do,Yours in service

so you will loose your payment because your have only today and tomorrow after that nomore.

I wish you good luck.
Mr,BENJAMIN  OJADI UDE
Officer incharge
Money Gram Department Head office
republic of Benin Money Gram Send Money Worldwide



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