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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: Justine Lompo <moneygram.b.o@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.moneygram229@bk.ru
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 12:06:32 +0100
Subject: Your first payment of $7000.00 due to COVID-19.

Attn. Pls.

This is to acknowledge you due to COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, that
your support fund sum of $1,700,000.00 has been released from the
World Bank in charge by Money Gram Benin Republic. We are hereby to
let you know that the first payment of $7000 per day with the
Reference:

Through Money Gram have been transferred to your Name for you to pick
up but you have to renew it, before you can pick up the $7000. Contact
now so that we can give you the Receivers name also we have to renew
your account in our Money Gram Central system to enable you collect
the $7000 within 48 minutes.

Contact information:
(Dr)James Oti
Director Money Gram

Respond as soon as you receive this message.
Regard
Mrs. Justine Lompo

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