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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: Sandra Synder <emailusc@wsh1-3e-mel.hostyourservices.net>
Reply-To: infous303@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:55:20 +1100
Subject: Payment update.

Dear customer!

This is to inform you that I have cashed the Check I been expecting
and decided to use MoneyGram Money Transfer method send your fund
USD$1.500.000.00 One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars. And I have reached an agreement with MoneyGram Manager this
morning to start sending your fund bit by bit till the total fund is
completed transferred to you.

According to the MoneyGram Money Transfer Manager this morning, his
Secretary has started sending your fund as agreed and following is the
Pick up details of the fund his Secretary sent to your name this
morning:

He sent sum of USD$ 7000.00 while the first payment details is as follow:
----------------------------------------
Money Transfer# 622-722-43
Sender's Name: John Shabangu
Test Question: Money
Test Answer: Gram
Amount Sent: [$3,500]
_________________________________________
Second Payment Details is also as follow:
-----------------------------------------

Money Transfer# 691-339-72
Sender's Name: Zelpha Ike
Test Question: Money
Test Answer: Gram
Amount Sent: [$3,500]
__________________________________________

Kindly pick up the funds and get back to me so that MoneyGram here in
Benin Republic will be able to send another payment today. Reply via
email: (infous303@gmail.com) or call me here once you pick up the
above payments: (+229) 66 955-233.

Waiting to hear from you ASP.

Mr. Sandra Synder
MONEY GRAM PAYMENT.


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