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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- moneygram80office@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mr philip james <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mr philip james <moneygram80office@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 19:25:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MONEY GRAM INTERANATIONAL
MONEY GRAM INTERANATIONAL
ATTENTION my dear
WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL IN THIS MONEY GRAM OFFICE AND
THE CONTENT WAS WELL NOTED. WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOUR FUND TO YOUR ADDRESS
IN YOUR CITY MONEY GRAM OFFICE FROM HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC OFFICE OF MONEY
GRAM DEPARTMENT AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND ( $3,500.00 U.S.D ) PER DAY
UNTIL YOU RECEIVE ALL YOUR TOTAL PAYMENT WHICH IS THE SUM OF $8.5MILLION AS
SCHEDULED IN OUR OFFICE HERE.
THEREFORE, BE INFORMED THAT THROUGH THIS OUR MEDIUM OF MONEY GRAM PAYMENT YOU
ARE ENTITLED TO BE RECEIVING US$3,500.00 EVERY DAY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND WHICH
IS $$8.5MILLION USD IS COMPLETELY PAID TO YOU, BUT BEFORE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO
SEND THE REQUIRED FEE OF $98 U.S.D WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE RENEWING AND
RECONFIRMATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO ENABLE US START RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT
AS SCHEDULED.
contact mr.philip james
+2299969497
email (moneygram80office@gmail.com)
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR FULL NAME........
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER............
NAME OF YOUR BANK................
OCCUPATION...........
HOME ADDRESS.....
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER.....
OFFICE NUMBER.........
HOME NUMBER............
AGE....
SEX....
May God Be With you From United Postal Service company Manager
email moneygram80office@gmail.com
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