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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 Stella S. Woods.." <himen77@msn.com>
Reply-To: <moneygram70code@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 22:13:14 +0400
Subject: Contact MoneyGram International..



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Attention My Dear,

This Is Letter is From African Union Office, we want to Remind you that
the Hon executive President of African Union Mr Thomas Boni Yayi From
Benin, and Ecowas President Dr Good Luck Jonathan From Nigeria Has Finally
Sign your compensation/ Inheritance Fund Release, according to the
instruction Given to then By the American President Dr Barack Obama and
European Union Executive, also Asian union and Oceanic Board of Trustee so
now your Total fund worth of $2.5million Dollars is Currently Ready at
MoneyGram Money Transfer here, so the Agent In- charge with information
below

your, Full Name: =============
State: =============
City: =============
Full Address: =============
Phone number: =============
Occupation.=============

Name Mr. Emmanuel Akaikenga
Contact Emil: (moneygram70code@gmail.com) contact Tell: +225-55585777 Note
the Daily Payment is $8000 dollars so contact him with above details so
that he can provide you with further Information's contact Him now or you
call him now.


Please treat as a matter of urgency. to contact MoneyGram,

Thanks for your listening.
Mrs Stella Woods.

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