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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. ROBERT JOHNSON" <ecobank.office17@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: "MR. ROBERT JOHNSON" <moneygram273@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:16:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTN: FUND OWNER





ATTN: FUND OWNER,

WE THE MONEY GRAM URGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOUR
FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $2.5MUSD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY
GRAM, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5000.USD PER DAY. NOW WE HAVE
SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU. SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR MR.
DAVID SKULK. AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT
INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS
THROUGH MONEY GRAM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE WHEN
CONTACTING US MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT THIS EMAIL
(+229-98-676-442) IN THE PLACE OF TO, THAT WILL ENABLE US
RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL IMMEDIATE OK. HERE IS THE CONTACT
INFORMATION OF MONEY GRAM DIRECTOR GENERAL

MR. MICHAEL COLE.
EMAIL ADDRESS : (moneygram273@yahoo.com)
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CALL URGENT THIS PHONE NUMBER

THEN YOU CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL CURRENT HOME INFORMATION.

RECEIVER NAME:===COUNTRY:===========CITY:==============TEST QUESTION:=====ANSWER:============TELEPHONE NUMBER:=YOUR OCCUPATION:===YOUR AGE\ PASS PORT ID===
CALL URGENT OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE
MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION TO YOU AS SOON URGENT AS YOU
CAN.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS "U" REGARDS
MR. ROBERT JOHNSON.
















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