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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: "File" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moneygramoffice280@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 18:58:15 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM OFFICE FOR YOUR INHERETANCE PAYMENT

MONEYGRAM

Welcome to MoneyGram:

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER MONEY GRAM INT'L.
OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC. RUE BPH141 KINGSTON AVENUE
COTONOU BENIN. OUR REF: MT89TQ TEL: +2347066262091,
Email Address moneygramoffice280@yahoo.fr


GOOD DAY TO YOU.


I AM EMAILING YOU SEQUEL TO YOUR LAST E-MAIL, I WANT YOU TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO OFFENDED YOU IN ANYWHERE, BUT
ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCESS IN GETTING YOUR
INHERITANCE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR OFFICE AS YOU MUST KNOW THAT I AM A
MONEYGRAM AGENT AND ALSO THE GOVERNMENT INC.COMPANY. YOUR AWARDED
FUND, THE TOTAL SUM OF $10.000.000.00 USD WHICH WAS INSTRUCTED THIS
OFFICE TO BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH ATM CARD ,BUT WE CAN NO LONGER
COMPLETE THE PAYMENT THROUGH ATM CARD DUE TO THE PROBLEM OUR ATM
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS HAVING WITH WORLD BANK SO YOUR PAYMENT WAS MOVED
TO OUR CUSTODY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO YOU VIA MONEYGRAM DAILY
TRANSFER.

NOTE:YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE SUM OF $156 USD BEFORE THIS MONEY
GRAM OPERATING BRANCH CAN COMMENCE TO RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND
IT WILL SERVE AS THE COST OF SIGNING YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE US
SEND YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF $10,000.000 USD BY PAYING YOU $2.500
TWICE DAILY AS IT IS ALLOWED TO SEND ONLY $2,500 PER TRANSFER,YOU ARE
HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO GET BACK TO THIS NOBLE OFFICE WITH THE REQUIRED
FEE. I AM TRUST WORTHY PERSON AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR
FIRST PAYMENT MUST DEFINITELY GET TO YOUR HANDS AS SOON YOU SEND THE
(USD$156) TODAY.

YOU ARE TO ANSWER THIS LITTLE TEXT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE HANDLING
YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT ACCORDING TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION.PLEASE YOU
ARE EXPECTED TO REPLY BACK TO THIS MONEYGRAM OFFICE SO THAT WE PROCEED
AHEAD AND COMMENCE YOUR PAYMENT ONCE YOU RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL FILE
AS LISTED BELOW AND SEND THE REQUESTED FEE OF $156 USD TODAY WITH THE
INSTRUCTION BELOW.

FULL NAME.......................
PHONE......................... ........
HOME ADDRESS..............
COUNTRY....................... ...
CITY.......................... ...........
SECRET QUESTION.......
ANSWER........................ .....

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO SEND THE MANDATORY REQUIRE FEE TOTAL SUM
OF $156.00 VIA MONEYGRAM TO ENABLE US PICK IT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT HERE
AND RECONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT FILE APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AND COMMERCE YOUR DAILY PAYMENT OF $2,500.00 TWICE A DAY.

RECEIVER NAME:::::::::::: ALEX MBAHE
COUNTRY::::::::::::::::::::: BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::COTONOU.
TEST QUESTION::::::::::::10+10?
ANSWER::::::::::::::::::::::: 20.
AMOUNT:::::::::::::::::::::::$ 156. 00 USD.
SENDER ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
MTCN;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL, KINDLY COMPLY WITH THIS
INSTRUCTIONS AND BE REST ASSURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT WILL COMMERCE
IMMEDIATELY BY THIS OFFICE ONCE WE CONCLUDE RECONFIRMING YOUR PAYMENT
FILE FROM THE RIGHT OFFICE,WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND
IMAGE OF THIS MONEYGRAM.YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT DELAYING CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS 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
COMMENCE ONCE WE CONFIRM THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AND INFORMATION.

YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD TO SEND US THAT REQUIRED (156.00 USD) AND BE REST
ASSURED THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS YOUR MONEY WILL BE CONFIRMED TO YOUR
ADDRESS AND YOU WILL CASH IT FROM ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT MONEYGRAM
BRANCH THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

BE RE-ASSURED OF THIS MONEYGRAM OFFICE INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY.

URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED FROM YOU.
http://www.emoneygram.com/

THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE,
YOURS SINCERELY,
HONORABLE MR.ROBERT . JOHNSON
TEL: +2347066262091
Email Address moneygramoffice280@yahoo.fr

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
MONEYGRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
©2005 - 2007 MoneyGram. All rights reserved.

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