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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 <aloha7651@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: metropnews.scotmet@yahoo.se
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:08:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC


























 
 
 







Welcome 
 
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER  MONEY  GRAM  INT'L.
OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
LOCATION. RUE BPH141 KINGSTON AVENUE COTONOU BENIN.


REF: MT89TQ
 
                                                                                       ATTN,
 

WE RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE TODAY  WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR $1.325MILLION  WHICH REGISTERED INTO OUR OFFICE TO BE TRANSFER TO YOU AND ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN US THAT YOU ARE TO RECEIVED YOUR FUND $5000.00; EACH DAY UNTIL YOU GET YOUR TOTAL $1.325 MILLION FINISH,NOW WE HAVE FINISH EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO START SENDING YOUR FIRST $5000.00; BEFORE WE CLOSE AT WORK,
 
  BUT BEFORE WE RELEASE DETAIL OF YOUR FIRST $5000.00; TO YOU TODAY YOU HAVE TO SEND $79 IN ORDER FOR US TO OBTAIN AUTHORIZATION LATTER FROM HIGH COURT BENIN , NOW YOU HAVE TO GO AND SEND THE $57 TO ENABLE US GET THE PAPERWORK PERMIT,
 
YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT DELAYING CAN BE VERY DANGERIOUS 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 COMMERCE  ONCE WE CONFIRM THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AND INFORMATIONS, SO MY DEAR GO AND SEND THET MOENY, VIA THE INFORMATION BELLOW AND GIVE US THE REFRENCE NUMBER,
 
RECEIVER NAME.....MR. NWAOBI JOSHUA
COUNTRY....BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY...COTONOU.
TEST QUESTION..IN GOD?
ANSWER....I TRUST.
AMOUNT...$79 USD.
 MTCN#____________
SENDER NAME__________
 
YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD TO SEND US THAT REQUIRED ($79 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 CORRUSPONDANT MONEYGRAM BRANCH THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY BE REST ASSURE OF THIS MONEYGRAM OFFICE INTERGRITY AND PERSONAL INTERGRITY.
 
 
URGENT RESPOND NEEDED FROM YOU.


THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE,
YOURS SINCERELLY
HONOURABLE  DR.RICHARD CHRIS.
FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER 
MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

MY EMAIL,metropnews.scotmet@yahoo.se
MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
CALL ME AT +229-98123964

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