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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Troy Gray <officeconsultant4allfunds@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoinvestigationunitefcc.unit@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 04:55:24 -0700
Subject: Congratulation

MONEY GRAM TRANSFER AGENT

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICAN (U.B.A)

Attention: Scam Victim

PAYMENT BY TRANSFER THROUGH OUR BANK

You are welcome to the Money Gram Transfer Office, The reparation

committee instructed that the total sum ($200,000,00 Dollars only)

shall be transferred to you via our transfer service ( money Gram

transfer) and due to our transfer schedules, we agreed to be

transferring $5,000.00 Dollars to you per day until the subject fund

($200,000.00 dollars) is completed paid to you based on our

agreementwith the Board of United Bank For Africa (U.B.A) and federal

ministryof finance & reparation committee.

Meanwhile, we have already remitted the first payment of $5,000.00

dollars to your name and you are required to go and get it with this

Reference Number.

Here is the information of the first payment we remits to your name

today but the Reference Number will remain on hold for security

reasonuntil you send us our transfer charges of $85.dollars before you

can pick up your money; you can track the Reference Number & SENDER NAME

with Money Gram web site below for confirmation.

https://secure.moneygram.com/track

Reference: 6923 1415

Last Name: Ojadi

Amount sent $5,000

get back to me as soon as you receive this email from us.

Troy Gray

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer,

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICAN (U.B.A)

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