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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: "prueba" <prueba@orion.cnc1.net>
Reply-To: moneygramtransfer91@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 04:53:50 -0400
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF THE MOENYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 303)
Welcome to money gram Send Money Worldwide
FROM OFFICE OF THE MOENYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA
ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB:http://site.www.moneygram.com/
EMAIL :(moneygramtransfer91@yahoo.com)
Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to notify all our customers about the latest development concerning
all the payment that are left in our custody, which yours are inclusive
Besides, yours

where given a bill of $97,in order to receive your payment of
which we didn’t hear from you for sometime now....Hence, our money gram is now
offering a Special BONUS for the ending of 2012 to help all our customers that
are

having their payment in our custody due to of prices. In order words we are
now Requesting that those involve should pay only the sum of $97.00 to receive
all their

payment abandoned in our custody.
Besides, my dear, these is the opportunity for you and have to comply and your
funds shall be transfer to your designated address. But remember that after (3
DAYS) you

did not make the payment then we will divert your funds to Government Fund, to
avoid problem or we will cancel the payment for this year until next year and
bear in

mind that if the fund remain to next year he will cost allot of expenses so
kindly go to the money gram or western union and send the only $97.

Again after (THREE DAYS) we will enter a new project for the year and that is
the reason why we decided to help all our customers before we enter into the
new project.

So be advise to send the $97.00 immediately so that we will register your
payment and for to start receive $4,500.00 as from tomorrow. Be advice that
there is no time

again for we to call any person on phone unless you will call +22996464879.
After the payment of $97.00 you will start receiving your money every day
$4,5000.00 through money gram until the full payment of $1.5m is completed. So
what you will

be receiving per day is $7,000.00.

Beneficiary name---
Address--
Telephone--
occupation..
Country...
sex....

Contact me with this information’s below:
CONTACT PERSON: MR.BASIL JOHN
TEL: +22996464879.
EMAIL:(moneygramtransfer91@yahoo.com)

Be advice to make the payment with below information.

RECEIVER NAME:.....MR. BASIL MBANEFOR
COUNTRY............Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Text Question...... Needed
Answer...............Today
Amount...............$97.

The moment i receive the payment of $97 i will release the first
payment information’s of $7000.00 to you and you will pick up the money
and i will send you another money. Hoping to hear from you.


MR.BASIL JOHN
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
MONEYGRAM OFFICEBENIN REPUBLIC

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