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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: "William Mccreery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wiliamsgill.ilinois@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:27:22 -0500
Subject: [*** SPAM 46.7 ***] Re:Urgent

Crime Watch & Scam Victims Compensation Unit
13 20th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32960
 
Attention
 
A random survey conducted by the United Nations, World Bank Group and Senate Committee on Scam, Corruption and Necessary Compensation of the Senate of the National Assembly, USA confirmed that you are one of the victims of numerous scams and frauds done by bad Afircans. Some of these scammers and frauds claim that they are in United Kingdom, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, UAE, Switzerland, Germany, Ghana and other countries around the world but the TRUTH and REALITY is that these scammers and frauds who scammed and defrauded you are from Africa.
 
In the time margin of January 1998 till date, the Federal Government of USA witnessed numerous scams and frauds committed by bad African to other citizens of the world. We are pleased to inform you that your name has been shortlisted as one of the victims of these scams and frauds so we hereby regret the inconveniences caused to you by these scammers and frauds. We have decided to compensate you for these scams and frauds ran on you by bad Africans so that you recover from the bad financial position which they must have put you in. Hence, the Federal Government of USA has approved the sum of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only for you as a compensation of the large amount of money which you lost to the scammers and frauds.
 
We have sign a memorandum with Money Gram in respect of your payment and $13,642.37. USD the first part payment has been programmed in money gram system. Here are the information for your first part payment.
 
1) Senders Name: John Shabangu
2) Reff  Number: 62272243
3) Amount: $13,642.37. USD.
 
You can track it online and see confirm
Track it with this link: https://secure.moneygram.com/track
MoneyGram Track a Transfer - secure.moneygram.com
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MoneyGram Track a Transfer lets you find and follow your money online. Track MoneyGram transfers or payments easily using your authorization or reference number.
 
 
You have to put in the send last name with is Shabangu and put in the Reff Number. But right no, money gram will not release the money to you because you have to present your allocation code which will be issued by the international remittance department. You don't have this code and to get the code will cost you $480.
 
You are advice to get the allocation fee ready and get back to me for further instruction on how you will send the allocation fee.
 
Best regards,
William Mccreery
Direct Lines:+1650-308-9573
 
{Confidentiality Statement:)
This Message is transmitted to you by the Crime Watch & Scam Victims Compensation Unit. The substance of this message, along with any attachments, may be confidential and legally privileged. If you are not the designated recipient of this message, please destroy it and notify the sender of the error by return e-mail to {presidn}
 

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