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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: "Mrs Joy Mitchell MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mgramoffice2012@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:07:04 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply FOR YOUR ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT

Attn Beneficiary;

This is to notify you that after the meeting held on 12th of JUNE
2012. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYI
BONI. has Instructed this Department to send your funds through money
gram transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any
further delay.

to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the
WORLD Now we have arranged your payment of ($3.2Million United State
dolars ) in atm payment card, to be sent to you through money gram
transfer payment:Your payment will sending to you by money gram the
amount you will receive per day is $8,000,The minister trust funds of
Benin Republic will send you the currently standards track details you
need to pick up your ($8,000) payment by money gram you will receive
every day till you receive the $3.2Million United State dolars, now,
no need to send you this atm card because you can not be able to
withdraw the atm card due to the atm master card contain large money
on it.

The direct or administrtor trust funds have already signed your
payment, now you are free to comply with we maco payment office on
this email:(mgramoffice2012@gmail.com) However, kindly contact the
below person who is in position to release also note that you would be
responsible for any payment that is needed for the transfer of your
funds into your nominated email or at the counter directly,from the
money gram Transferring Bank.your payment by money gram . per day
$8,000 Only every day for youe name.Contact us E-mail:
(mgramoffice2012@gmail.com) Mr.Robert Johnson ,Mobile:+229 99 28 64
44.The financial money gram payment canter has been mandated to issue
out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with
any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving
your payment.Therefore the only fee you have to pay them is $85usd
only usd that they will use to renewing of your file today for you to
have your funds.

Meanwhile note: That this is not one of those Nigerian/African scams
that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end
you will not receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is
directly from the Management of money gram Transfer United Kingdom
Head Office and our Motto is To Serve You Better.

So send us your details inforamtion from you to process your payment:
YOUR NAME.............
COUNTRY.............
PHONE NUMBER.............
ADDRESS/CITY.............
OCCUPATION..............
AGE/SEX.............
YOUR PICTURE.............

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Robert
Johnson he will start sending your payment by Money Gram Regards to
you and your family ,

Thanks and be bless .

Mrs Joy Mitchell MARK

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