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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: "Barrister Mrs Ann Weku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.moneygramcustomercare30@windowslive.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 04:58:28 -0800
Subject: YOUR FIRST $5000 SENT BY MONEY GRAM Refre# 15329539

Attention Dear
 
After the Conference meeting held on 28th  Of January   2011, Federal Revenue Bord and Federal Ministry of finance of Benin Republic in West Africa Instructed us to send your total fund through Money Gram, which you are to Received $5,000 Each day  As we take New 2011 Project,
 
Now Your first $5,000 was sent to you today out of your total $900,000,00 through money Gram Office Benin Republic,
Here is the Reference Number of your First $5000
 
Refre# 15329539
Sender;Manuel Cordero
Meanwhile You can not pick the first $5000 now until You have Contact  Gram Customer care Benin Republic in West Africa in charge  Mr Eric Zika for him to activated your first $5000 International transfer paper work permit and post the payment and give you other Information you need to pick the payment,I paid your transfer charges fee but you are to pay only International transfer paper work permit 
activation Fee of $78 which Needed by Federal Ministry of finance  before you could pick your first payment As they will obtain that at Federal ministry of finance OK,
 
Contact MR ERIC ZIKA to give you Information on where
to send the $78 to them because once they activate your International transfer paper permit that is when Your First payment  will be Valid for you to pick your first payment immediately ,
 
Contact MR ERIC ZIKA of money Gram on this email
( www.moneygramcustomercare30@windowslive.com   )
 
or call him immediately to give you the remaining detail to pick $5,000 on this phone  +229,984,699,93 for him to send you another one,When Contacting them Remember to reconfirm
your full
 
Information to them to avoid any mistake such as your
Full name==,
Your Country==,
Your City==,
And Your Tel Phone Number==,
 
Remember to call or email Mr Eric Zika ;
www.moneygramcustomercare30@windowslive.com
 
Regard
 
Barrister Mrs Ann Weku.
 

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