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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: "Miss. Grace Worthforth (Customercare Officer)" <editor@sinopanel.com>
Reply-To: <enerstasuzu001@web.cg>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 09:45:02 -0800
Subject: CONTACT DR ENERST ASUZ FOR YOUR REF NUMBER

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER,
FEDERAL CAPITAL ABUJA / LAGOS DISRTRICT
LAGOS NIGERIA

Attn Beneficiary

Thanks for your immediate response and still want to assure you that everything is still in order and already transferred fund to your destination .

With regards to our most efforts to get your fund transferred to you through our money gram district here,we have made several efforts but we were having difficulties due to the fact that you have not completed the obligations requested so that we can start sending your fund as promised $5,000.00 per day as instructed by Barr Cecelia Williams until your $2,700.000.00 is
transferred from our office.At this moment,we have gotten an approval from the director of this branch office that we are to start transferring your funds today 28th FEBRUARY 2018, we have done that already and when you receive the first bit of the payment of the $5,000,00 we will send another transfer of $5000 and the rest of your fund will also be sent to you
accordingly as programmed.

We received your message in regards of the $5000 you supposed to have picked by now but just some moments ago,we were informed by the management that you will not pick this money yet, because it is now on hold, reason is this ,you
are to send charges of $180 for your Affidavit of Claim and seal of authorization as informed that you have not done that,then we will take permission order of releasing immediately your fund from Federal Ministry of Aviation because order is from above as we are bind by law not to deduct the charges of $65 from your fund to avoid stealing from it as Barr Williams
submitted your payment file as a bounded account ,every process of your
payment was well signed and stamped now.

To this effect,we have sent you the first portion of the $5,000 and belowagain are the information on how to pick it up as sent before the fund was put on hold :

Sender Name : Ben Gonzales
Sender country...:Benin Republic
AMOUNT:------------$5,000.00
MTCN:--------------75154655

This is your MTCN : 75154655.Sender Name :Ben Gonzales, it is on hold because of Affidavit of Claim charges of $180usd only. track your money tracking control number [mtcn 75154655)] so you understand what I mean.

https://secure.moneygram.com/track MTCN {REFERENCE}# (75154655) Try to send the charges of $65 as soon as possible for the said affidavit of claim ,

send the $180 through money gram only today waiting for the payment information immediately so that your could be released as programmed for your pick up.Contact him ask him to give you name for you to make this payment here is his private email ( enerstasuzu001@web.cg) Name Dr Enerst Asuzu



You have to carry on the above directed instructions and then get back to us immediately so that you can receive your money today with 100% assurance.

Your Prompt response to this matter will be useful for the collection of your funds.N/B Present this message confidential to avoid anyone from tampering with the payment codes above .

Thanks for using our best service,

Yours in service
Rev.Fr James Martins

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