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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: "Mrs. ALIZERBETH BENKO" <"www."@road.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. ALIZERBETH BENKO" <moneygramoffice504@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 22:10:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR CITIZEN/./././,[,[,[[,[,[

ATTENTION DEAR CITIZEN

WE THE MONEY GRAM URGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOU YOUR LONG
AWAITED TAX REFUND COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $2.5million (TWO Million
Five Hundred Thousand United Stats Dollars) TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM
YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5,000.00USD PER DAY STARTING FROM TODAY


THIS IS A TAX REFUND FOR DEDUCTION FROM YOUR PERSONAL INCOME TAX
WHICH WAS DONATED TO WORLD BANK/UN/IMF FOR AFRICA WHICH WHERE NEVER
USED. IN VIEW TO REDRESS FINANCIAL WESTAGES AND EXCESSES THE CITIZENS
OF AMERICA, ASIA ,AUSTRALIA, AND EUROPE. YOU ARE SELECTED FOR THIS TAX
REFUND EXERCISE You Have Been Selected As One Of The Beneficiaries
Validating You To Receive The
Sum Of us$2.5 million


NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU.SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR DR
JUDE AMALACHUKWU AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT
INFORMATION,SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT
THROUGH MONEY GRAM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MONEY GRAM DIRECTOR GENERAL .DR
JUDE AMALACHUKWU TELL +229 98052769 CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.

RECEIVER NAME--------
COUNTRY--------------
ADDRESS------------------
TELPHONE Number--------
AGE--------
TEXT QUESTION________________
ANSWER__________________


CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT
INFORMATION TO YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN.

any question you can call the Director DR JUDE AMALACHUKWU on this
number: +229 98052769
THANKS AND GOD BLESSING YOU
Mrs. ALIZERBETH BENKO.
Mail:(moneygramoffice504@gmail.com)
Director, IMF Tax Refund Commission

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