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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. J CLEMENT" <mrs.jclement1@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "MRS. J CLEMENT" <www.moneygram1@africamail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:38:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.


 OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 78,
AVARAKU IGOLO ROAD COTONOU.
E-mail  www.moneygram1@africamail.com
website. http://www.moneygram.com
Phone  +229-64819557
 
ATTENTION CUSTOMER,
 
WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL IN THIS MONEY GRAM
OFFICE AND THE CONTENT IS WELL NOTED. WE ARE  INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR
FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS IN YOUR CITY MONEY GRAM OFFICE FROM HERE IN BENIN
REPUBLIC OFFICE. MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING
YOUR FUND ( $5,000.00 U.S.D ) PER DAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE ALL YOUR TOTAL
PAYMENT WHICH IS THE SUM OF $5.7M USD AS SCHEDULED IN OUR OFFICE HERE.
 
The reference number is valid, please go through the content of this
email carefully and do as required.This is to confirm your email
response and content therein. I have called the Editorial/Programmers
to re-check the payment and they both confirmed that the ref no.
90266861 is correct & valid.
 
We have also called the Money Gram Headquarters Offshore base to
confirm the payment status and they report that the payment was valid
for pick up by the receiver, but was held under the authorization of
the International Clearance Office requesting that your payment must
be cleared/approved by obtaining an Identification Clearance
Certificate from their office to prove its a registered funds under
the ICC.
 
Please note that this is not our knowing because your payment was
propose for remittance via Money Gram payment which was effectively
carried out. We have ask for the cost of this ICC and was told it will
cost the sum of $68 only. The ICC will cover all the other transfer
that will be sent from this office to you and it will take 3hrs
approximately to allow the first $5,000 be released to you after
sending the $68
 
Send the $68 via Money Gram  with the below info and get back to us
immediately: Receivers name:
 
We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee. This is the
payment information you will use to send the $68.00 for this
department to release your fund  today. You will send the fee through
MONEY GRAM with this information bellow.
 
Receiver name --- JOHNPAUL OGUGUA
Country----------BENIN REPUBLIC
City-------------COTONOU
Test Question----IN GOD
Test Answer------WE TRUST
Amount-----------$68
Reference number----------?
Sender Name...........
 
We anticipate your urgent response to this message as soon as
possible. Awaiting to receive the payment information. Kindly get back
to me. Call +229-64819557
 
Thanks.
Customer Care Case Management Team
Money Gram International
REV TONY MIKE .
DIRECTOR MONEY GRAM
INTERNATIONAL BENIN REPUBLIC

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