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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 Office" <officefilemoneygram@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: fficeflemoneygram@qatar.io
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:12:51 -0500
Subject: Dear Esteemed Customer, our Money Gram,Special New Year BONUS


  
ADDRESS 0 km 8 EBB PEACE AND LOVE SIKECODJI 
                                                               01 BP 7144 RP COTONOU LITTORAL
                                                E-MAIL: fficeflemoneygram@qatar.io

TEL +229-98618958

   DATE: 13/ 01 /2011
                                                                  
                                        Attention Dear Esteemed Customer,

 

Sir/Madam, This is to notify you about the latest development concerning all the payment that are left in our custody, which yours are inclusive,which you were given a bill of $355.00 in order to receive your payment of which we didn’t hear from you for Longtime now due to one thing or the other....

 

 We are writing to you today Hence, our Money Gram,is now offering a Special BONUS for the new year to help all our customers that are having their payment in our custody due to of charges. In other words we are now requesting that those involve should pay any amount they can afford to receive all their payment abandoned in our custody. so you are hereby instructed to send any amount you have at hand.
 
Dear Customer,this is an opportunity for you and you have to comply so that your funds shall be transfer to your designated address.

 

But remember that after (5 DAYS) you did not make any payment then we will divert your funds into Government Fund, to avoid problem or we will cancel the payment completely,for this year until next year because this year 2011 is not like last year 2010.

Again after (FIVE DAYS ) We will enter A new project for the year  2011 and that is the reason why we decided to help all our customers before we enter into the new project for the year 2011.

 

So be advise to send the amount you have immediately so that we will register your payment and you will start receiving $6,500 instead of our intially amount as from tomorrow.so that we can finish transferring it to you on time.
 
Be advise that there is no time again for us to call any person on phone.

 

 After the payment of $. you will start receiving your money every day$6,500 through this our Money Gram Office.it will be first come first serve.

To make this urgent today reply this message to me on this email address ( fficeflemoneygram@qatar.io   With the payment information of your ability so that you will collect your MTCN,

 

Send the money Via Money Gram  Or Western Union MoneyTransfer , whichever one that is more closer to you with the information below,
 
 Receiver's name== Eze Samuel. Country Location Benin Republic.

City===Cotonou Text Question== Truth

 Answer== Honest Amount=$

MTCN====

Full Sender's Name and Address=======
 
The moment I receive your payment of  I will release the first payment information of $6,500 to you and you will pick up the money and I will continue to send you $6,500.00 daily till you have finished receiving your total funds of $500,000.00 USD. Hoping to hear from you Soonest.

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               Yours Faithfully
                Dr.Johnson Udeh, Foreign Operation Manager

                     Tel: +229-98618958

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