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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 Ben Okoh <forecasterobi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:51:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR YOU TO PICKUP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT


PAY ANY AMOUNT FOR YOU TO PICKUP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT

Call here: Cell Phone; +229-99915393

Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now states that you only have 48hours to effect payment  for the activation of

your MTCN to enable you cash up your first $6,500:00 from  your total (funds $3.5Million USD) and since you are finding it difficult

to make this payment we  have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have for the activation fee since you are not able

to come up with the required sum, time is  of the essence here.

You are to pay whatever you  have for the activation fee and we will activate your MTCN upon receipt of this  payment. here is the

payment for the $6,500:00 usd with the name of our Assistant Accountant officer but you can not pick it up because  the chairman of

the MONEY GRAM said that before  you pick that money you must  pay any amount you have at hand out of listed Amount bellow and CONTACT

us


Remember that  you can not pick it up the money due to it is on hold and you can also Track it right now with our website before going

to Money Gram to send the transfer charge of any Amount you have at hand out of listed amount

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N): 17369582
Sender First Name: Elliott
Sender Last Name: Mazer
Question=when
Answer=Now
Amount Sent=$6,500 USD


Be informed that you will have  to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first $6,500:00  USD, also I am

using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance  sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your MTCN of which

you will and can never cash up the balance sum and I want you to send the renewing and  transfer fee with the information bellowand

your total amount of your fund is $3.5Million USD.

So use this name and Address of our Accountant officer to send any Amount you have at hand out of listed amount bellow,

1.receiver name:...OBINNA FREDRICK EMEKA
2.country:.........Benin  Republic.
3.city :...........Cotonou
4.test question:....when?
5.test answer:.....Now
6.sender name Address.....
7.amount you  Sent $90.00usd, $75.00usd, $70.00usd,  $90.00usd or
$89.00 usd,send it through MONEY GRAM Or Western Union

send us the MTCN number immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the transfer fee we  will send you the first receipt

of your $6500:00 today and not tomorrow With best Regards contact MR William Edward Money Gram office Benin republic for your payment

Cell Phone; 00229-99915393

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