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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: FUNDS TRANSFER <"www."@diary.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: FUNDS TRANSFER <dirpayingbank2018@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:32:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Honestly I am just disappointed at your behavior

Honestly I am just disappointed at your behavior because you know that i am a man of God and cannot deceive you. Just pay the $155.00 Dollars and leave me and my God, because God is watching me if I am telling you lies. I know it is because of your past experience that makes you not to believe me, but I told you before God is my wittiness that i cannot deceive you because bible says what shall it profit a man to gain all material things and loose his soul.

I told you earlier just drop your old experience and follow my instruction as man of God and you will know what it means to follow somebody that fears God. I pastor Kenneth swear to God, if I fail to transfer your daily payment of $7,000.00 within 1 hour after you send the $155.00 as I promise, then let God Take my life, I cannot fail you, I promise you. don't fear as soon as you sent the $155.00 Dollars today please leave the rest to me and see if i am lying to you or not because I can not use my life swear because of $155.00.

How can I swear with my life because of this Funds, but is to show you that i am telling you the truth. We the money gram office is here to assure you that your total funds of $500,000.00 US Dollars will be transfer to you through our rules of sending money world wide. Your information on where to send your fund money gram has been noted in our department this morning but you are required to send to us the sum of $155.00 Dollars for Inco-transfer Programming charges before the exercise will take place.

This payment should be send to us through western union money transfer before we can proceed for the wiring of your funds $7,000.00 daily. Here is info and how you should send the required $155.00 Dollars via money gram, and Be rest assure no more payment after you send this very $155.00 US Dollars.

Use below information in sending the required $155.00 through ONLY THROUGH MONEY GRAM,,,
Receivers Name: Basil Uban
Country: Benin Republic
Amount: $155

Waiting your vital response and remain bless. Signed. Special Agent in Charge pastor Kenneth


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