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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: Money Gram <file_6666@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Money Gram <grammoney716@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:56:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM MONEY GRAM BANK OFFICE.


FROM MONEY GRAM BANK OFFICE.

NOTE THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO PAY YOU YOUR MONISE THROUGH MONEY GRAM URGENT
REMMITTING OFFICE SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY THROUGH
WESTERN UNION DUE TO THEIR MANAGEMENT BUT NOW WE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL
COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1.500.000.00USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFFICE,

YOU WILL BE RECEIVING 9,000.00USD PER DAY, BUT I WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE
MANAGEMENT IN MONEY GRAM RIGHT NOW AND ASK HIM FOR YOUR FIRST PAYMENT .HIS
NAME IS MR.PETER ADAM ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT

INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS THROUGH MONEY
GRAM OFFICE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

EMAIL ADDRESS IS (GRAMMONEY716@GMAIL.COM)
AND CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.
CALL MR.PETER ADAM TEL: (+229) 98807967

YOUR NAME..................
COUNTRY......................
PHONE NO......................
ADDRESS/CITY...............
166GYAGE/...................

CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION TO
YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN.

BE NOTED THAT THE ONLY PAYMENT YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THEM IS $120.00USD ONLY
FOR TRANSFERRING YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $4500USD TO YOU WITH OUT ANY DELAY.

THANKS AND GOD BLESSING YOU

MRS.ROSE DOSSOU
FROM UNO COMPENSATION OFFICE
    


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