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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: "MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER" <info.moneygram.intl@moneygram.com.gh>
Reply-To: info.moneygram.intl@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:05:12 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: WELCOME TO MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER

MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER
452 STANBIC BANK ROAD,
STANBIC BANK FLAT,APARTMENT 2B
EMAIL:info.moneygram.intl@gmail.com
OFFICE TEL:+233 21 717 43
MOBILE TEL:+233 261 773 998
P.M.B:709GH


WELCOME TO MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER

Hello and Good day
Please to urgently inform you this day that due to the fact that Western
Union and most Banking Sectors have delayed the transfer of your funds to
you worth $12.5Musd (Twelve Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars),the Minister Of Finance (Dr. Kwabena Duffour) has because of
their incompetence/Lack of ability,has urged us here to take charge of all
foreign transfers to beneficiaries worldwide.

As you may know today is that we have succeeded in satisfying the
country's curiousity and today we have come to your turn to satisfy you
with our services.

Please though we have already started the transfer of your funds to you
installmentally,we would have loved to release the REF NUMBERS to you as
well as a scan copy of the TRANSFER SLIP as we normally do but we cannot
as at now due to the fact that you have to confirm your IDENTITY with just
your FULL NAMES,ADDRESS,and ANY ID CARD of your choice for us to proceed
without DELAY because DELAY they say is DANGEROUS.

Please you can call us on our telephone numbers above and below this mail
or write to us on the email address for spam filterring.

Thank you
Dr Henry Obadoni
Moneygram Agent
OFFICE TEL:+233 21 717 432
MOBILE:+233 261 773 998




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