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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: Peter morris <"www."@pure.ocn.ne.jp>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:28:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
www.moneygram.com

Attention:FUND OWNER

We acknowledged the receipt of your E-mail in this Money Gram Remittance Office and the content is well noted.We are instructed to send your funds to your address in your city Money Gram Office From Cotonou Republic of Benin Head Office Money Gram International Transfer and you will be receiving your (13000.00 US$) per day until you receive all your total payment which is the sum of (6.700,000.00 US Dollars ) as scheduled in our Office here.

This is the information of your prearrange transfer which you will use to pick this $13000.00 in any MoneyGram office around you in your city immediately after you send us the transfer charges of $100.You are advice to send us the transfer fee of $150 via MoneyGram.
Money.

Your payment is available.

1) Senders Name: John Shabangu

2) MTCN Number: 62272243

3)Amount: $13,642.37. USD

But you are advised to know that this payment/prearrange reference number given to you are not registered or active for collection in any of your money-gram branch office, I have told you that as soon as you send the $100.00USD to the information below through moneygram

PAYMENT DETAILS

Receiver name ---Mike Eze
City-------------Cotonou
Country----------Benin Republic
Test Question----God
Test Answer------Is Good
Amount----------- $100

Finally, as soon as you send us this $100,we will activate your payment information of $13000.00 and send you the payment details so that you can be able to pick your first payment up in any Money Gram office around you and we will be sending you continually the same amount of $13000.00 in every day by day until you receive your total sum of 6.700,000.00 US Dollars complete.

Go straight to any nearest Money Gram money transfer office in your country right now and send the $100 to us with the above given address.Remember that after sending the $150 with the information stated above,you have to forward the MTCN to us to enable us locate the payment in our system and immediately activate your payment information and forward to you so you will be able to pick your payment of $13000.00 in any Money Gram office around you in your city.

Money Gram International,always at your service.

Congratulations in advance.
Dr.PETER MORRIS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE/ VERIFICATION
DEPARTMENT MONEY GRAM
CALL US AT +229 62869657
Email.moneygramoffice363@gmail.com

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