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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: MONEY GRAM <"www."@cube.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MONEY GRAM <office.fille184@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 00:23:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL

MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL BENIN REPUBLIC.
ADDRESS/ 104 AVENUE TOKPA/ AGBUKO WAY PORT-NOVO BENIN REPUBLIC
Contact Email;(office.fille184@gmail.com )
TEL: +229 68=75=84=11


Attention:Please

This is to confirm the receipt of your email application for the release of your US$5.5Million through this office MONEY GRAM Service mode of payment at counter as directed and we have since commenced the relevant programming and the documentations of the said fund, as we are instructed to make the first payment MTCN available the next day upon the receipt of the application from the beneficiary which is you.

It is our pleasure to inform you that the Benin Financial Intelligence Unit, (BFIU) after their careful verifications on your payment has granted us their approvals and Clearance in your favor to release your payment of US$5.5Million USD (two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only). And we equally wish to inform you that we have also finalized our indoor formalities regarding the transfer of your outstanding fund to the address you provided.

Due some financial regulations under the MONEY GRAM Chartered Act of 2007 Benin Republic, the limits that can be send out from here to an individual in a foreign country is $7,450.00 per transfer. With the above development we have scheduled that your payment will come in a manner of one MTCN numbers which is $7,450.00 daily with Sunday as an exception unless where is stated otherwise. Bases on the instructions given to us to start the processing and programming of the first payment upon the receipt of application request from you for the release of your first payment, we have signed and endorsed the release of your first $7,450.00, but please be inform that before we can release the MTCN numbers to you, you have to fulfill our obligation by providing the sum of $43 usd to secure the International Remittance Form (IRS) from Federal Ministry of Finance. These are the basic Legal Transfer Documents that are required to facilitate the transfer of these.

Funds to you and has to be signed originally, The IRS form will cost $43 and the cost of this is the primary concern of the beneficiary. We want to make it clear to you that our policy does not charge you for any upfront payment before releasing your transfer MTCN Numbers but due to inactive of your transfer file the system cannot keep record of your transfer proceedings for transparency as demanded by the Central Bank of Benin to help checkmate the present economics crisis of world over today, and unless the file is renew the fund cannot be release to you, so understand why you are being charged, without renewing your payment file you can not be able to pick up your first payment.

here is your first payment information you can track it in our website to see that is available to pick up by you but you will not pick it up till you pay the needed fee OF $43 use this our website to track your first payment:https://secure.moneygram.co.uk/track

tracking site: https://secure.moneygram.co.uk/track
Sender Name:Mark Peter
Money gram Reference Number
(REF):62662217
Question= Sent
Answer= Yes
Amount Sent: $5,000.00.00

The cost for securing (IRS) of your transfer proceedings is $43 and once that is being obtained we shall update and validating unit your transfer file will be build and the system will program your first transfer MTCN of $7,450.00 ready for pick up at any MONEY GRAM outlet closer to you. Bear in mind that we don't have authority over your fund yet until you present the required charge in other to secure the International Remittance Form and also be rest assure that once we obtain the said document, you will start receiving your first payment of $7,450.00 and the rest of the payment.

Note this: if there is any mistake to your Name and address you provided, please correct it now before the programming will start.
Use Below information to send the $43 for your first MTCN Numbers of $7,450.00 to be release Immediately:

Receivers: MIKE UBA
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Amount: $43 usd

Please send the fee through MONEY GRAM office around you and get back to us with MTCN slip in other to proceed on your transfer. Your rapid response is highly needed.

Thanks and my regards.
JOHN BOMA

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