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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 AGU THOMAS <timusic2002@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: moneygram00199@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 06:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS IN MONEY GRAM OFFICE NOW,





 
     MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,
01 B.P. 2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN
Telephone :+229 6845-1405: Fax : + 229 93099185
email adress (moneygram00199@yahoo.com)
Website: www.moneygram.com
Payment Hotline :+229-6845-1405
    
Congratulations!
 
Dear Esteemed Beneficiary
 
I am writing to officially inform you that you have a sum of $,900.000.00USD
 lodged in our Money Gram  headquarter awaiting to be transfer to
you, this mandate and payment advice was given to us by United Nation
Compensation Committee as a grand compensation to every due unpaid foreign
beneficiaries as shortlisted in our last payment quarter Payment Schedule.
 
The UNCC have instructed us to be sending to you a daily installment
transfer of $5,000.00 USD - Five Thousand USD Dollars or its equivalent in
your local currency every day .
 
We have transferred your first installment payment this morning for your
pick-up at any Money Gram  outlet near you.  Your first payment is
available for pick up NOW.  All you require is your Electronic Foreign
Transfer PIN (EFTP).  This is to ensure your payment is safe and not
intercepted in anywhere and it will cost you the sum of $105.00.
 
You are required to reconfirm Your Name, Address, Phone Number for us to
post your funds to you. Do call: Tel Phone :+229-6845-1405 or email me on
(moneygram00199@yahoo.com) so that I can direct you on how
to send the money.
 
You will receive further transfer instructions upon your prompt response.
I await your urgent
response
Best Regards
MR AGU  THOMAS
DIRECTOR GENERAL MONEY GRAM,
moneygram00199@yahoo.com

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