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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: Curtis BORMAN <"www."@orange.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Curtis BORMAN <curtisaborman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 22:13:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Email Owner

ADDRESS: Plot 1261, Adela Hopewell Street CO/B/REP,
COTONOU Republic Benin.

Attention Email Owner,

Sequel to the meeting held today with Federal Bureau of Investigation, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam victims and your name and email address was found in the scam victim's list. The Money Order?? office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Money Gram?? Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to commence your transfer today. Your first daily $5,000 has been generated and we will continue sending you $5,000 daily until the total sum of $500,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

This is your first payment information:

MTCN#: 78035743
Sender's First Name: Curtis
Sender's Last Name: Borman
Amount: $5,000

Confirm your details for perfection please.

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address:
3) Telelephone:

You are required to pay for Federal Bureau of Investigation Clean Bill of Transfer Document fee of $55 before you pick up your first payment sent today to you. Hurry up now and send the required fee immediately via Money Gram and forward the payment slip to us. Once that is done shall get back to you with a valid REF: No#: so you take it to any Money Gram office aroung you to pick up your first transfer $5,000 given to you.

This is information to send the $55 fee through Money Gram:

Receivers name----- Andy Aba
Country--------Benin Republic
City------------ Cotonou
Amount -------$55
REF#-----------?
Sender's name---
Sender's address----
Sender's phone----

Contact person-- Mr. Curtis Borman
Forward your payment to the bank email address below ubagfgonline@mail2world.com

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF.

Thanks,
Mr. Curtis Borman
Director UBA BANK?? Money Transfer,
Head Office Benin Republic.

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