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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. CHRISTABEL BROWN." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gramofficemoney30@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 17:16:57 -0800
Subject: YOUR FIRST PAYMENT THROUGH MONEY GRAM.

ATATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,

WE THE MONEY GRAM REMMITTING OFFICE WERE HEREBY WRITE TO
INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION
PAYMENT OF $10.5M TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL BE
RECEIVING 10.000.00USD PER DAY, AND WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST
PAYMENT TO YOU.

SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR MR.JOHN PAUL 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.

CONTACT HIM WITH THE BELLOW INFORMATION.

( gramofficemoney30@gmail.com )
PHONE NUMBER (+2348020588605)
AND CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.

Your name............
country... ..........
phone ............
Address................
city...........
Age...................
Sex..................
Your international passport:

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

Thanks and Remain Blessed
John Paul.
From Money Gramm.

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