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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 Headquarters New York USA <.www.moneygram.@topaz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. James Williams " <drjameswilliams89@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:50:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: This is from Money Gram Headquarters New York US

Attention Dear.

This is from Money Gram Headquarters New York USA . Your compensation fund has been released by the Government of United State After a brief meet with United Nation, you have been compensated with the sum of $2. 500,000.00USD. But I have not heard from you since and I hope you will reply this last notice. You were meant to be receiving $5000.00usd daily until it completes the amount of $2.500,000.00USD For better understanding of what I mean, please copy this link https://secure.moneygram.com/track. Then enter the following details. Go ahead and use the last name to track your first payment it's Available for pick up by you the receiver of $ 5,000,00 U.S dollars .

MTCN:95502188
Last sender name: Oti

The status now shows Available for pick up by receiver because this amount has been on the system so long for security reasons, since I did not get any reply message from you after sending you several notices with the transaction details to enable you pick up your MTCN, Now you are strongly advised for the last time to go on to make payment of $150usd for the activation charges via Money Gram transfer immediately with the details of our Money Gram agent below.

LIKE I SAID YOUR URGE TO SEND THE $150 TO BELOW INFORMATION OKAY.

RECEIVER NAME:== Catherine A. Richmond
ADDRESS: ==Washington Indiana
AMOUNT; $150
MTCN...............

And send the payment details via email as it clearly appear on the Money Gram slip because it is impossible and illegal to em-bed the activation charges from the total funds transferred because of the lawful restriction that has been placed on your funds that restricts anyone from tempering with your funds. This amount will be made available again within 20 minutes at your resident local Money Gram office after you have settled the activation fee and I will avail you with the full details of the first M.T.C.N CONTROL NUMBERS of $5,000,00USD. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your payment for the activation fee is not received after Four(4) days this time around, you risk forfeiting your benefit permanently.

NOTE; YOU WILL BE PICKING UP YOUR TRANSFER TODAY IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THIS $150 FOR US TO REACTIVATE YOUR TRANSFER AND DIRECT IT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP IN YOUR COUNTRY TODAY.

Regards
Dr. James Williams
Money Gram Headquarters New York USA
Email address: ( drjameswilliams89@gmail.com ) or Contact him immediately. +1 (917) 338-1658

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