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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: "MR.JERRY ADAMS" <obybarry2007@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: moneygram201@yahoo.dk
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:55:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC









































Welcome



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FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER  MONEY  GRAM  INT'L.
OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
LOCATION. RUE BPH141 KINGSTON AVENUE COTONOU BENIN.
REF: MT89TQ
CONTACT PERSON MR.JERRY ADAMS
OUR CONTACT EMAIL: moneygram201@yahoo.dk
website... 
 
 GOOD DAY TO YOU DEAR FUND BENEFICIARY,

I AM EMAILING YOU  SEQUEL TO YOUR  E-MAIL,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO OFFENDED  YOU IN ANYWHERE, BUT ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU  FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCESS IN GETTING YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR OFFICE AS YOU MUST KNOW THAT I AM A MONEYGRAM AGENTS AND ALSO  THE GOVERNMENT INC.COMPANY. AWARDED YOU THAT YOUR TOTAL SUM OF 900.000.00 USD WHICH INSTRUCTED IN THIS OFFICE TO BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH ATM CARD ,BUT WE CAN NO LONGER COMPLETE THE PAYMENT THROUGH ATM CARD DUE TO THE PROBLEM OUR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS HAVING WITH WORLD BANK SO YOUR PAYMENT WAS MOVED TO OUR CUSTODY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO YOU VIA MONEY GRAM.
 
NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE SUM OF $45 USD BEFORE THIS MONEY GRAM OPERATING BRANCH CAN COMMENCE RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND IT WILL SERVE AS THE COST OF SIGNING YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE US BE ABLE TO SEND YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF $9,500.00 USD DAILY AS IT IS ALLOWED TO SEND ONLY $9,500.00 ONCE PER DAY, YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCT TO GET  BACK TO THIS NOBLE OFFICE WITH THE REQUIRED FEE.I AM TRUST WORTHY TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FIRST PAYMENT MUST DEFINITELY GET TO YOUR HANDS AS  SOON YOU SEND THE (USD$45) TODAY.
 
YOU ARE TO ANSWER THIS LITTLE TEXT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE HANDLING YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT ACCORDING TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PLEASE YOU ARE EXPECTING TO REPLY BACK TO THIS MONEYGRAM OFFICE SO THAT WE PROCEED AHEAD AND COMMENCE YOUR PAYMENT ONCE YOU RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL FILE AS LISTED BELOW AND SEND THE REQUESTED FEE OF $45USD TODAY WITH THE INSTRUCTION BELOW.
 
FULL NAME.......................
PHONE......................... ........
HOME ADDRESS..............
COUNTRY....................... ...
CITY.......................... ..........
SECRET QUESTION.......
ANSWER........................ ....
 
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO SEND THE MANDATORY REQUIRE FEE TOTAL SUM  OF $195.00 VIA MONEYGRAM TO ENABLE US PICK IT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT HERE AND RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMMERCE YOUR DAILY PAYMENT OF $9,500.00 TO YOU.
 
RECEIVER NAME::::::::::::OKECHUKWU,   OBALIM,
COUNTRY::::::::::::::::::::: BENIN REPUBLIC.
Question.............God
 Answer...............Bless
AMOUNT:::::::::::::::::::::::$ 45. 00 USD.
 
AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL KINDLY COMPLY WITH THIS INSTRUCTIONS AND BE REST ASSURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL COMMERCE IMMEDIATELY BY THIS OFFICE ONCE WE CONCLUDE RECONFIRMING YOUR PAYMENT FILE FROM THE RIGHT OFFICE,WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND IMAGE OF THIS MONEYGRAM YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT DELAYING CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND MAY COURSE YOU MISFORTUNE IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND,YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT ANY LONGER .SINCE THIS OFFICE IS MAKING ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO BE SURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEEN COMMENCE  ONCE WE CONFIRM THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AND INFORMATION.
 
YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD TO SEND US THAT REQUIRED (45.00 USD) AND BE REST ASSURED THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS YOUR MONEY WILL BE CONFIRM TO YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU WILL CASH IT FROM ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT MONEYGRAM BRANCH THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY BE REST ASSURE OF THIS MONEYGRAM OFFICE INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY.
 
URGENT RESPOND NEEDED FROM YOU.





 
 
 
THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE,
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.JERRY ADAMS
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER 
MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC



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