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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.Patrice Talon" <"WWW."@movie.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.Patrice Talon" <moneygramtf@web.co.zw>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 00:12:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact Mr Peter Udi he will activate your payment.

This is to inform you that we have sent your first payment of $5,000.00 (Five Thousand dollars) through CitiBank Money Gram once you can not receive your money through Atm Card as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation fund of $14,5000.000.Million Dollars via Money Gram by the United Nations Government. I called to give you the information through phone but we could not reach you even this morning. So,I was instructed to email you the payment information which include Reference (Money Transfer Control Number) and sender's name,so that you can pick up your payment of $5,000.00 to enable us send another payment of $5,000.00 by tomorrow as you know we shall be sending you only $5,000.00 per day. Please send your receivers information to Mr Peter Udi.

For the proof to you enter the (REFERENCE) number # 62662217 to our transfe tracking website:(https://secure.moneygram.com/transactions) Enter sender's last name. Peter and click tracking and it will show you that your funds is available for you to pick up.

Reference: 62662217
Question= What Color
Answer= White
Amount Sent: $5000

Contact Mr Peter Udi he will activate your payment with $140 send $140 to him because he will use the $140 and your receives name to activate your payment before you can start pick your money in any money gram or western union office, the reason why you have to send activate fee $140 to Mr Peter Udi is that the money was entered domant due to the money was sent for long days without be pick and according to our local money gram here do not go to money gram till the payment is activated if you did not activate your payment and to money gram to pick the money gram agent thier will tell you no money but the money is there, and once the money is activate you can go to any Money Gram office/outlet closer to you to receive this payment of $5,000.00 and get back to us to send you another payment by tomorrow.


Telephone Number +229-68433918
Email moneygramtf@web.co.zw

You can also track your payment on line by login to ( https://secure.moneygram.com/track
before you go to any money gram transfer close to you to pick the money.
Fill the form Below

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Country:
4. Phone Number:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:

Honorable,
Dr.Patrice Talon
President of Benin Republic.





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