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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: "info@moneygrampayment.org" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moneygrampayment11@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 08:36:46 -0700
Subject: Dear Valued Customer,

Money Gram Send Money Worldwide, Welcome to Money Gram Money Transfer office. Website:www.MoneyGram.com
 
 
 
Dear Valued Customer,
 
The Money Transfer Service Benin Republic headquarters wishes to inform you that We have been mandated by the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA STATES to final release your compensation payment of USD250,000.00 to you this month through our Money Gram Office here in Benin Republic As one of the 20 scam victims selected to recieve this compensation  to avoid you sending much money to African again. And for your information the maximum amount you will be receiving started from today is $10,000 USD till your total funds of $250.000USD is completely transferred to you and we have send you the first payment of $10,000 USD in two separate transactions of USD5,000 each today through our payment system here before we were instructed to cancelled the transfer by the Debt Management office of the Presidency, Republic of Benin Through the Central bank of Benin this morning because you are required to obtain international transfer clearance from the DMO.
 
Sender's Name:ELLIOTT WUNDERLICH
REFERENCE NO.: 48­854-021
REFERENCE NO.: 67-118-793
Amount:  USD $5,000 Each (Available for pick up by receiver)
 
 
 
Track it below:https://secure.moneygram.com/track So if you want to track the money and confirm if the funds is transferred enter to our website then click tracking and enter the Reference Number?(48­854021/67-118-793) Enter sender's last Name: WUNDERLICH , and click tracking and it will show you that your funds is available for you to pick up.
 
Finally,be urgent in sending us the 180usd to enable us proceed to obtain the International transfer clearance. Send the fee directly with the name as outline below, use it to send the money via MONEY GRAM to enable us pick it from our department here and reconfirm your payment file approval from the Authority and commerce your daily payment immediately. we also repeat again, you will not be able to pickup the money unless you send the fee of US$180 require to renew and reconfirm your payment file to us through the Central Bank Central System in Benin Republic.So if you would prefer to start receiving your payment today, hurry up and send the renewal and reconfirmation of your payment file fees $180 with below information via MONEY GRAM transfer service.
 
Receiver's Name: Benjamin Dike
Country: Nigeria
City:    Lagos
Amount: 180
Sender's Name AND Refs #:
 
Final Notice: This payment you are receiving is coming directly from United Nations scam victims Compensation Commision, so its risk free and we at MONEYGram headquarters has agree to start sending you the payment immediately you meet up with our demand in this letter. But after 2days and you did not comply,you stand the risk of canceling your payment and  have it return back to Government treasury.
 
Yours respectfully,
Ike Bendu,
Director money gram Payments.
Tel Ph : +2349039224912

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