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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: Mr Owen Kevin <iceo09876@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mr Owen Kevin <moneygram.office14@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 04:09:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention ! Attention !! Attention

FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER PAYMENT OFFICE
MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE
ADDRESS: 7-ELEVEN VCOM - #19614 12701 Meridian E puyallup, WA 98373-3411
Hours: Open today · 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
OFFICE TEL:  (949) 440-1369  for Call and Text SMS..

Attention ! Attention !! Attention !!!

The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA .
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the 2015
to 2016 scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims
list. This Money Gram®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer
your compensation to you via Money Gram® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to effect your own payment through Money
Gram®Money Transfer, $4,450.00 USD pay Day until the total sum of
$5.8Million is completely transferred to you as the receiver.

We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone,
we are here by needed your full information to where we will be sending the
funds. You Can Text us and fill below Information Or email us via
email.

(Receivers name)............
(Country)...................... .
( Address)...................... ..........
(Phone Number).....................
(Your Age........................... .......
(ID copy)............. ..................

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24
hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction
given to us by the IMF office here in Washington DC USA. We will start
the transfer as soon as we received your information. You are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason
what so ever because the US  FBI  is already on trace of the criminals
from Africa.

THANKS,
Mr Owen Kevin
Foreign Operation Manager Payment Office
Money Gram Money Transfer Office
Address: 7-ELEVEN VCOM - #19614 12701 Meridian E puyallup, WA 98373-3411
Hours: Open today · 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
OFFICE TEL:  (949) 440-1369  for Call and Text SMS.

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