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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: Dr Sander Mark <"Mark........"@adagio.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "moneygram811@gmail.com " <moneygram811@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:20:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: End of the Year Bonanza Draw

Welcome to REGARDS: MONEY GRAMOFFICE.


MONEY GRAM Money Transfer Send Money Worldwide.
www.MONEY GRAM .com
Address: No. 7 Avakpa Avenue Port Novo,West Africa, Republic
Du' Benin
E-mail: (moneygram811@gmail.com)Date: , 05/12/2016 -12:24:53 +0000 (UTC)

End of the Year Bonanza Draw

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your patronage and for using MONEY GRAM Money
Transfer to send money, we are so happy to have a Customer
like you. For using MONEY GRAM, your details were put to the
Ballot box for the ongoing 2016 MONEY GRAM Money Transfer
End of the Year Bonanza Draw, otherwise Promo. You have won
your self $US(2.500,000.00) Dollars, This fund will be given
to you through our office MONEY GRAM Payment Department
Office, Dr Sander Mark Cotonou Benin republic, Your
winnings sum will be paid installment with sums of US$5000
dollars which will be sent to you in every Seven Hours
(7hours) until the funds is completely paid to you, we
program it in this way so we can be able to conclude the
transfer before going for Xmas vacation, once again this is
as a result that $5000 is the maximum limit our MONEY GRAM
payment Department can send per transaction, we are legally
allowed to pay you this sum until you receive your winnings
fund worth of US$(2,500,000.00 )United States dollars.

The Following is the MONEY GRAM Money Control Number
first name: Ezennia Last NameIke
MTCN Number: (691 339 72)
for your First payment of $5000 dollars

Note that the above has not been activated for you to pick
up the funds because your Name has not yet been activated to
pick up the funds until you fulfill the necessary
obligation, otherwise to enable us activate your payment
immediately you would be required to pay a small activation
charge of US$59 dollars, Listen be informed that this charge
can not be deducted from your account because bonded
and has been programmed till your final payment. This would
be paid once and will not be requested to pay it after your
transaction has been activated

Moreover you can send the activated fee of US$59 dollars to
our MONEY GRAM payment agent below as soon as it's done.
Upon the receipt of the US$59, dollars your programmed
transaction will be activated and you would enable you start
receiving your winnings funds in US$5000 installments.
contact this email, (moneygram811@gmail.com)

Note: Your Personal Contact You Have only 10 questions here,

1. Name in full_____________
2. Address._________________
3. Nationality._________________
4. Age.________________________
5. Occupation.___________________ __
6. Phone/Fax.____________________ ____
7. Present Country.______________________ _
8. Email address.______________________ _____
9. Marital Status ._______________________
10. pin code Number ____________________________

The Receivers Information For The US$59 dollars is as follows:

Receiver Name: UDE EMEKA
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Test Question: yes
Test Answer: yes
Amount: $59usd
MTCN:.................?
senders name is needed;..............?
Listen Very Well Dear

Immediately he receives the payment, our MONEY GRAM
payment Department shall activate your programmed
transaction to enable you receive your first installment
payment of $5000 immediately. Please Note: this control
number (691 339 72) should be kept very safe and secret for
your own security, to avoid someone else tempering with your
funds.

Due kindly call for more Details and directives on our office phone line below

+229-68893725. or you can contact this email (moneygram811@gmail.com)

We congratulate you in Advance.Winnings Claims Bonanza
Department moneygram Money Transfer Office.

Best Regards
Dr Sander Mark
moneygram Director of International Payment and Transfers.



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