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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: Anne Johnson <"WWW."@chime.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Anne Johnson <ww.moneygrams@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:37:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Payment

Attention,

We have deposited the check of your fund ($3.500,000 Million USD) through Money Gram department after our finally meeting regarding your fund,All you will do is to contact Money Gram Director James Moore, via E-mail:((( ww.moneygrams@gmail.com )) to release 1 digit number to you so you can pick up your first payment of $7000 usd dollar

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

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

Though,MRS LUCIA DENIS has sent $7000 in your name today Reference# Number 7670343* 1 digit is holding until you contact James Moore, to released full Reference# Number to you.This is the final notice you are going to receive from this office,do you get me?I hope you understand how many times this message has been sent to you.Contact the Money Gram Head Office for the (1 Digit number) to pick up your first payment of $7000 usd dollar Which have been sent to you today.please act fast by sending your full information as it was listed above in order for you to pick up your first payment of $7000 usd without delay.

So contact James Moore, or you call him +229 688 24070 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 up your first payment of $7000 usd dollar Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund,Once again congratulations

Best Regards
MRS ANNE JOHNSON
Ministry Of Finance Agent.

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