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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: "MONEY GRAM PAYEMT OFFICER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <s3344lb@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:05:45 -0800
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW FOR YOU REF NUMBER

TRAVERS PETER CHRISONS LAW CHAMBERS

Dear beneficiary,
We have just gotten this information now , kindly get back to me now as this has been approved to you.
Attention:

Final notification on accrue interest of your outstanding contract / Inheritance Award compensation fund payment amounting US$ 900,840.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Eight hundred and Forty US Dollars) is approved for payment by Money Gram. Your first daily payment is approved in your favour and has been program for payment, Your first payment can be verify online via tracking website: https://secure.moneygram.com/track

To verify your payment go the website: https://secure.moneygram.com/ track enter the (REFERENCE #: 62662217 Enter Sender's last name. Peter and click tracking and it will show you that your funds is available for your to pick up and the amount $5000.
Your 1st payment sender Information:
Sender's last name: Peter
Reference: 62662??? 3 digit numbers witheld for security reasons but shall be given to you once you have contacted him without delay.
Question= What Color
Answer= White
Amount Sent: $5000

You are expected to pay beneficiary accreditation/activation fee of $150 to enable start collecting your daily payment and below are the information to send the fee to Dr. L. Enerst Asuzu (s3344lb@gmail.com)


Receiver Name: ONYECHERE MORGAN
Address: 5 BECKY ESTATE LAGOS NIGERIA
Amount == $150usd only
Text question== what for?
Answer == help.
MTCN/ REF.

Notice this payment has be programmed since 02/02/2017 and you have only this month if not collected it will be deleted from the Money Gram System

Regards,

Mr. Thomas Green.
BARCLAYS BANK
Remittance Manager

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