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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: "IBU ASHLEY" <ibuashley@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info@moneygram-agent.tk
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 07:11:21 -0400
Subject: Contact MoneyGram Office Now

Attention Dear

After the Conference meeting that United Nation and federal ministry of
finance held on 31th March 2011, they concluded to compensate all those
Beneficiary that fall in victim in any part of the world, the United Nations
have agreed to compensate them with the sum of usd $900,000,00 this includes
every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and
people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses
that failed due to government problems and those lottery winners that has not
Receiver there fund winner etc.

Your name was found in the list among those beneficiary and that is why the
federal ministry of finance Benin Republic register your own fund into Money
Gram Agent Transfer to be transfer to you, these have been agreed upon and
have been duly signed by Mr. Ban Ki-moon United Nation secretary General,

They Instructed us to send your total fund of $900,000,00 through Money Gram
Agent Transfer After we have taking 2011 Project , Now you are to Received
$5,000 Per day,
Now Your first $5,000 was sent to you today April 21th 2011 out of your total
$900,000,00 through Money Gram Agent Money Transfer,

Now Contact MR PETER ERIC Of Money Gram Agent Customer care Benin Republic
in West Africa (info@moneygram-agent.tk) for him to give you detail and Number
to pick your First payment of $5,000, we paid your transfer charges fee but
you are to pay only International transfer paper work permit activation Fee of
$69 which Needed by Administrative Trust Fund before you could pick your
first payment As they will activate your paper permit before your First
payment will be pick up, Ask MR PETER ERIC to give you Information on where to
send the $69 to them because once they activate your International transfer
paper permit that is when they Release your first payment immediately,

CONTACT MR PETER ERIC of Money Gram Agent on this web email
(info@moneygram-agent.tk) or call him immediately to give you detail to pick
$5,000 on this phone +22999379278 for him to send you another Payment, When
Contacting them Remember to reconfirm your full Information to them to avoid
any mistake such as your

Full name==,
Your Country==,
Your City==,
Your current Tel Phone Number==,
Remember to Contact Mr PETER ERIC Through this email (info@moneygram-agent.tk)


Regard
Mr.Frank Ashley

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