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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: Pay Office <payofficee12@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Pay Office <ofiles610@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:14:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ( PAYMENT ALERT $1,950,000.00)


Attn:Code 12(PA)

Your name has been found in our Data among the list of unpaid foreign recipients dating back to the year 2013/2014 in republic of Benin and other West African countries.

Thereby the government has allocated an initial expense payment of $1,950,000usd each to 36 recipients and you are among those recipients short listed to receive the expense payment of ($1,950,000usd between the 16th and  20th

Your expense  payment of $1,950,000usd has been allocated to be paid to you either through wire transfer,cheque or western union transfer or money gram and delivery.

You are to note that if you want your payment through western union you will be paid $5000 x2daily on all days except Saturday and Sunday.
You will have to provide all your details and identification of yourself and obtain a claim/verification tag from here on or before the 20th.

If you can come down by your self to obtain the needed claim/verification tag good ,but if you can not make it to come down then this unit will obtain the claim/verification tag on your behalf with sum of $72usd ,Forward your contact and payment information to mail below  for claim/verification tag if you can not come.

Use this information's and send the $72usd through money gram or money express or even Ria money transfer .

Receivers name Anthony Asamoah
City Porto novo
Country Benin Republic
Amount $72usd
Mtcn
Senders name and address

It is very important you state specifically how you would want to receive the $1,950,000 and provide details to the financial director with this email;( paymentofficee@yeah.net )

Col John D. Manigho.



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