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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: Money Gram <henryandersonfamily@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infoffiicegram@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:21:14 +0100
Subject: MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.


MONEY GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,
01 B.P. 2020, Lagos Nigeria
Website: http://www.moneygram.com/
E-mail (infoffiicegram@gmail.com)

Attention:

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email response in regards to
your compensation (US$4.7million Dollars) payment through this Money Gram
Branch Office here in Lagos Nigeria. We are instructed to send your funds
to your address in your city Money Gram office from here in Nigeria office
Money Gram money transfer and you will be receiving your fund ( $5,000.00
U.S. D) per day until you received all your total payment which is the sum
of US$4.7M as scheduled in our office here.

We wish to convey to you that every other necessary arrangement for
transmission of your payment has been completed by the Money Gram Office ,
But we will not hesitate to inform you that it is now your responsibility
to officially settle for the re-validation administrative charges of your
payment file in order to enhance a successful transfer of your payment
without any obstruction along the line.

Furthermore, we are therefore notifying you that you are to officially make
an administrative charge of ( $185 only ) to enable us process the
validation of your payment file through our head office here. Note In Money
Gram transaction when an amount of fund in transition is more than
US$5,000.00 Dollars, the document file will be validation before the
transfer will commence as ordered by the Federal Ministry of Finance and in
all the Money Grams of the world-wide.We want you to know that this is a
legitimate transfer and that is why our Federal Ministry of Finance said
that your file which was deposited at this Money Gram with your name must
be validated before the transfer will commence.

Be rest assure that as soon you send this $185 only we must start
transferring your fund to you through this Money Gram Department without
any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this
transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of
this country that mapped out the compensation for you.

You should send the $185 only via Money Gram money transfer or western
union through the name of our cashier manager Oba David.


Below is the destination address:

RECEIVER'S NAME: Oba David,
COUNTRY: Nigeria.
CITY………Lagos
AMOUNT… $185
TEST QUESTION: GOD?
SECURITY ANSWER: BLESS YOU.
SENDERS NAME………………?
MTCN………………………………?

We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this
department to release your fund immediately.

Looking forward for your anticipated response.

Very best regards,
Mr. Nelson B. Collins

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