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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 DEPARTMENT <elizabethanthony73@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: fbi_office133699@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:45:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Contact Money Gram For Your FUND TRANSFER




BANK OF AFRICA MONEY GRAM OPERATION DEPARTMENT.P.O.BOX 24129 BENIN
REPUBLIC

WELCOME TO MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT OFFICE

178 VICTORIA ISLAND BENIN REPUBLIC,

01 B.P. 2020, BENIN REPUBLIC


Attention Beneficiary 

This
is to acknowledge the receipt  We are instructed to send your funds to
your address in your city  MoneyGram office from here in Benin Republic
office  MoneyGram money transfer and you will be receiving your fund (
$10,000.00 U.S.D) per day until you received all your total payment
which is the sum of $1.5Million USD as scheduled in our office here.

 

We wish to convey to you that every other necessary arrangement for
transmission of your payment has been completed by the MoneyGram Office ,
But we will not hesitate to inform you that it is now your
responsibility to officially settle for the re-validation administrative
charges of your payment file in order to enhance a successful transfer
of your payment without any obstruction along the line.

 

Furthermore, we are therefore notifying you that you are to officially
make an administrative charge of ($105 only ) to enable us process the
validation of your payment file through our head office here. Note In
MoneyGram transaction when an amount of fund in transition is more than
$5000,USDollars, the document file will be validation before the
transfer will commence as ordered by the Federal Ministry of Finance and
in all the MoneyGrams of the world-wide.

 

We want you to know that this is a legitimate transfer and that is why
our Federal Ministry of Finace said that your Fund which was deposited
at this MoneyGram with your name must be validation before the transfer
will commence.Be rest assure that as soon you send this $105 USD we must
start transferring your fund to you through this Money Gram  Department
without any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in
this transaction as it was written down already by the Federal
government of this country that mapped out the compensation for you.



You should send the $105 via Money Gram money transfer or western union
through the name of our cashier manager Mr.Sam Chika  Below is the
destination address:

 

RECEIVER'S NAME... Sam Chika

COUNTRY…… .Benin Republic .

CITY…………Cotonou

AMOUNT… $105

TEST QUESTION……Money

SECURITY ANSWER……………..Gram.

Refference Number………………???

 

We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this
department to release your fund immediately. Looking forward for your
anticipated response

 
Very best regards,

Rev. Chris Aguleri

Director MoneyGram
CALL +22999035386
International Benin Republic.

E-Mail moneygram1369@qatar.io
FORIGN OPERATION
MANAGER OFFICE.




 
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Reserved This email is intended for the named recipient
only and may contain privilege and confidential
information. If you have received this email in error, please
notify us immediately. Please do not disclose the contents to anyone or copy it
to outside.


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