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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. Jessica Ezeh" <barr.janetumeh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Jessica Ezeh" <moneygramtransfer80@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:23:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your New Year Compensation,

The Federal Ministry of finance Benin has registered your 2.8millionUSD fund with the MONEY GRAM TRANSFER DEPARTMENT. You will receive $5000 each transfer until total fund is fully sent. Contact the MONEY GRAM office today and reconfirm the below details.

Your Full name___
Your City___
Your country__
Your address___
Your Age/sex__
Your ID or passport.
Direct phone number__

Agent: Mr. Edwin Ide
Tell: (+)229 68808554

You are required to pay for your file activation fee, confirm the cost from the MONEY GRAM OFFICE.

Thanks
Mrs. Jessica Ezeh
Secretary,
Minister for Finance Office

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