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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: Mr Robert king <"WWW."@vega.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Robert king <www.ofice-moneygram738@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:17:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact Money Gram Office

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed to transfer your fund $9.6 MILLION U.S Dollars compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS and your email WIN was found as one of the VICTIMS. by America security leading team and America representative officers so you will be receiving the sum of ($5,000)dollars per day Via MONEY GRAM until you receive your total sum of $9.6m


You have only 24 hours to call or text this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today's($5,000)

contact Person: Mr Robert king
Phone Number +1 360-559-2729
Email-(www.ofice-moneygram738@hotmail.com)

We need the below details from you, to enable us place the payment on your name and transfer the fund to you today.

(Full Receivers name)........................
(Your Country)...............................
( Address)........................................
(Phone Number)...............................
(Your Age).......................................
(OCCUPATION )....................
(A Copy Of Your ID CARD)..............

Furthermore you are advised to call or text Mr Robert king as the instruction was passed that within 24 hours without hearing from you, Count your payment canceled. Number to call is below +1 360-559-2729.

Once again congratulations.
Thanks and God Bless
From Hon Ms Lucy Tamilyn
(US EMBASSY BENIN REPUBLIC)

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