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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: MoneyGram Transfer <"nelson."@sage.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: moneygram866@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:15:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention ,

Attention ,

I write to inform you that we have already sent you
$5000.00 US Dollars through MONEY GRAM as we have
Been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation
Payment of $800,000 US Dollars via Money Gram
by the Benin Republic Government and United Nation for this year 2016.

The money was deposited For transfer to you. The money is available
For pick up by receiver which is (you) but when you track it, it
Will display ERROR due to the fact that it has been
Deactivated from our head office for security reason
Because it has stayed too long on air as we have been trying To reach you on the phone for some days now but it was not reachable.

Therefore you cannot cash it out in any Money Gram office due to it restriction from our head office, which was a security measure because the money has Been in the air for three days now and may be in danger.

Henceforth the Money Gram Reference Numbers has to be reactivated to enable you cash out The money in any Money Gram office in your area, the Reactivation will cost you $199.00usd only,Once this is paid, our head office will release the fund on hold to enable you cash it.

Senders Name: CHEIKH MOHAMADOU TIDJANE
Moneygram Code No: 39101715
Senders Country Benin Republic.
Amount $5000.00 Us Dollars.


With due respect, please get back to me urgently after Checking the fund transfer status. Mr Nelson Brown will instruct you on how to send the $199.00 for the reactivation of of you money gram control numbers.

Full Name:
Current Personal Phone Number:
Country of Residence:
Are you ready to Pay the Activation Fee and receive you funds? Then get back to us.

Foreign Operations Manager:Mr Nelson Brown
Email To Contact:(moneygram866@gmail.com)
Phone Number Call:+229-68582470.

Best Regard
Mr Nelson Brown.

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