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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. Maria Jonathan" <mrogechukwuobi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Maria Jonathan" <moneygram1996@mail.ru>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 20:21:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN DEAR


ATTN DEAR: 

WE FINALLY CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT OF (US$1,5M) VIA MONEY 
GRAM OFFICE THIS MORNING AS THE BEST AND EASIER WAY TO 
CASH YOUR FUNDS IN ANY 
OF YOUR NEAREST MONEY GRAM OFFICE 
IN YOUR CITY, 

WELL BASED ON MY AGREEMENT 
WITH MONEYGRAM DIRECTOR,Mr.Larry Anderson
YOUR TRANSFER WILL START 
IMMEDIATELY YOU CONTACT 
HIM WITH ALL YOUR INFORMATION AS FOLLOW 

YOUR NAME___________ 
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______ 
YOUR COUNTY/CITY___________ 
YOUR AGE/SEX_____________ 
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER_______ 
ID COPY_______ 
OCCUPATION_______ 

MONEY GRAM OFFICE: CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Larry Anderson
YOUR FUNDS AMOUNT DEPOSITED IS US$1.5million 

BEST REGARDS, 
Mrs. Maria Jonathan

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