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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: richardmaxwell <"www."@clock.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: richardmaxwell <richardmaxwell670@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 02:27:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: The International Monetary



>   Attention ! Attention !!
Attention !!!
>   The International Monetary
Fund Annual Compensation From USA.
>   The International Monetary
Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victims and
> your email address was found in
the scam victims list. This Money Gram®office
> has been mandated by the IMF to
transfer your compensation to you via
> MoneyGram®Money Transfer.
>   However, we have concluded
to affect your own payment through
> MoneyGram®Money
> Transfer, $4,199.00 pay day until
the total sum of $2.3 Million United States
> is
> completely transferred to you the
receiver. We cannot be able to send the
> payment  with your email
address alone, we are hereby needed your information
> to
> where we will be sending the
funds. You Can Text or Call us and fill below
> Information or email us via
email.
>     (Receivers
name)............
>   
(Country).......................
>   
(Address)................................
>     (Phone
Number).....................
>     (Your
Age)..................................
>     (ID
copy)............. ..................
>   Contact the MoneyGram
director with this information:
>   Name: Mr. Richard Maxwell
>   Manager Director for
MoneyGram Ohio USA.
>   Private Email: RichardMaxwell670@yahoo.com
>   Office Tel: (216) 910-6166
Text or Call SMS!
>   NOTE: That your payment
files will be returned to the IMF within 72hours if
> we
> did not hear from you because this
was the instruction given to us by the IMF
> office here in Ohio, USA. We will
start the transfer as soon as we received
> your
> information. You are hereby warned
not to communicate or duplicate this
> message
> for any reason what so ever
because the US FBI is already on trace of the
> criminals from Africa.
>   NOTICE: To text or call
this office for any question.
>   Sincerely,
>   Mr. Richard Maxwell
>   Assumed office as Deputy
Managing Director
>   and Chief Administrative
Officer (CAO)
>   International Monetary
Fund!
>

03.06.2017 1:34, MoneyGram Money
Transfer ?????:
> FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER PAYMENT
OFFICE
> MoneyGram locations in Cleveland,
OH
> Address: 840 Euclid Ave,
Cleveland, OH 44114, United States.
> Office Tel: (216) 910-6166 Text or
Call SMS!

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