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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: "officeconsult2@rediffmail.com" <officeconsult2@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:59:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM PAYMENT



 Attention beneficiary,
 
we are here to notify you Mr/Mrs
that after the meeting held on Feb 20th, 2010.his excellence the president of
federal republic of Benin Dr Yayi Bonii. Has instructed this department to send
your funds through money gram remitting office transfer world wide,
 
For
easier receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. Since you was
unable to receive your money through western union due to their management but
now we have sent your full compensation payment of $3.500.000.00usd to you
through money gram.
 
You will be receiving 10..000.00usd per day, but we
want you to contact the management in money gram right now, to avoid paying
money to the fraud stars that is going on through the world because we have
arranged your payment of ($3.5 millions) Three millions five hundred thousand
united state dollars, to be sent to you today through money gram transfer
payment. your payment will sending to you by money gram, for your information
the director of administrator trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with money gram payment office on this email (money.gram456@w.cn)

however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to
release your payment by money gram. Per day (10.000 used).
 
Vital
finance bank money gram transfer
department. Location address; plot 1261,

adeola Hopewell street co/b/rep,
contact person: Mr. Godwin m.johnson

tele phone fax number: +229-99-731-666
email address (money.gram456@w.cn)

 
The financial money gram payment canter has been mandated to
issue out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any
other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment, So
be advice to contact them immediately you get this email now because every thing
has been done ok.and for your information once again note: that this is not one
of those nigerian/african scams that all they are after is to ripe you off your
money and at the end you wil not receive your funds, but note that this is no
scam and is directly from the our president of federal republic of Benin Dr Yayi
Bonii Office to serve you better.
You’re
name...............
Country...................
Phone
no.................
Address/city............
Age/sex...............
Call
or email him now so that he can provide the money gram information to you as
urgent as you can. also do let me know immediately they have started sending
your money, but try to comply with them to enable them serve you better.

Thanks and god bless,
Mr Solomon Ekeh.



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