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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.James Bronw:" <"www."@road.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.James Bronw:" <gramoffice7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:23:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: Valuable Customer:

MONEY GRAM PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY
Address:701 Market St #5400, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United
States
Hours: Text or call (978)449-4411:
Open today · 8:30AM–5PM

Attn: Valuable Customer:

I am contacting you because I've sent you the first payment
of $5,000 today from your total sum of $8.5.000.000.00 USD
as a result overdue contract/Inheritance Funds/Compensation
Funds and your Lottery Winning funds so far.Therefore you
need to Contact MONEY GRAM Managing Director Dr.James Bronw:
for hem to give you the transfer payment information
and MTCN.

Managing Director:Dr.James Bronw:
Email:gramoffice7@gmail.com
Phone:(978)449-4411:

And contact he with your full information.

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. City,State,
4. Phone Number:
5. Nationality:
6. Sex:
7. Date of Bath:
8. Occupation:

Please try to contact hem today for he to forward the
payment information to you, remember to indicate the
registration code of EB-2237 to he when E-mailing or
calling hem, also he will be sending you $5,000.00 daily as
per our office discussion with hem.

Do get in touch with me once you have received the
transfer.

Please copy this email(gramoffice7@gmail.com)
and paste before replying to
he or simply call her at this number:(978)449-4411: Or you
SMS hem on He number:

We waiting your urgent kind respond for the proceed of the
transfer of your fund to you immediately.

Sincerely,NELSON.Williams (ESQ).
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR
United State
IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR.

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