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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: "Mr. Robert Ben" <"www."@carrot.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Robert Ben" <mrrobertben01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 22:30:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention: My Dear

Attention: My Dear

FROM MONEY GRAM

Call here Cell Phone; (864) 729-5587. immediately you receive this email.Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now,states that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your MTCN to enable you cash up your first $5000 USD from your total (fund) because the federal government has released some amount of U.S.D to settle the people which they have scam before.but before catching up your first found you have to activate you MTCN..and activate your MTCN upon receipt of this payment. Here is the payment for the $5000:USD with the first name... anakpulu... Last name... Chidi, Money Reference Number Ref # ( 86935137 ) of our Assistant Accountant officer, I'm the Money Gram agent CONTACT ON ;(864) 729-5587

details needed,YOUR


FULL NAME.......
COUNTRY....
HOME ADDRESS....
PHONE NUMBER...
ATTACH ANY OF YOUR I.D CARD OR DRIVERS LICENSE

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first $5000 USD, also I am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your MTCN of which you will and can never cash up the balance.Your total amount of your fund is $4.2million USD.

choose any amount that u can be able to pay on amount listed $250usd,$3500usd $500usd.


Agent name Mr, Robert Ben.
Cell Phone; (864) 729-5587

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