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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: "Ministry Of Finance" <chico.ibe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: w.office41@kimo.com
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 02:11:28 -0600
Subject: USD $7000 PAYMENT WE SENT TODAY TO PICK UP




Dear Customer ,

We have deposited the check of your fund ($3.500,000 million) through
Money Gram department after our finally meeting regarding your fund, All
you will do is to contact Money Gram Director REV TONY MIKE via E-mail:(
(( w.office41@kimo.com )) to release 1 digit number to you can pick up
$7000 dollar

He will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds
daily.The agreement with them is $7000 USD daily until the whole funds is
transferred to you,Contact Money Gram director REV TONY MIKE send him your
Full information such as reciever name address to avoid not releases the
payment to wrong person release transfer,

Receiver Name:....
Your Country:......
Your Telephone......
Your Address......

Though,Mrs.Franklin Moore has sent $7000 in your name today Reference
Number 6227224* 1 digit is holding until you contaching REV TONY MIKE to
released full Reference Number to you.

Sender’s First Name:---CHRIS
Sender’s Last Name:----OFO

so contact REV TONY MIKE or you call him +22968721040 as soon as you
receive this email and tell him to give you the 1 digit Reference
number,sender name and question/answer to pick the $7000 dollar Please let
us know as soon as you received all your fund,

Best Regards
Mrs.Franklin Moore
Ministry Of Finance Agent

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