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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: PAYMENT MONEY GRAM <fedexcourier_deliverycompany4040@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mpayment@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 10:43:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT






Attention Dear
After the Conference meeting that United Nation and federal ministry of finance hold on 4th June 2012, they concluded to compensate all those Beneficiary that fall in victim in any part of the world, the United Nations have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD $900,000,00 this includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to government problems and those lottery winners that has not been paid there fund etc.

Your name was found in the list among those beneficiary and that is why the federal ministry of finance Benin Republic register your own fund into Financial Money Gram International Benin Republic to be transfer to you, these have been agreed upon and have been duly signed by Mr. Ban Ki-moon United Nation secretary General,
They Instructed us to send your total fund of $900,000,00 through Financial Money Gram International Benin Republic After we have taking
2012 Project ,

You will be receiving your fund ( $5,000u.s.d ) per day until you received your total sum ($900.000.00) completed, meanwhile we already sent your
first $5,000 USD today,

Below is the detail of your first $5000 but you can not pick the first $5000 up unless you sent us $48.00 for your international transfer paper permit activated ,Contact,Mr. Felix Zuma Of Money Gram through this email and sent the $48.00:(mpayment@yahoo.cn )

SENDER DOUGAS EGO .
MTCN 46754387
AMOUNT $5,000

Remember as soon as you sent the $48.00 today, Mr. Paul Williams, will activate your International transfer paper permit and release your $5000 the same day you sent the $48.00 before close to work, no any other fee you are to sent after this $48.00 ok,
Go to Western Union or Money Gram and sent to them the 48.00 through this Information below,

1.RECEIVER NAME: JOHN OBAGHA
2.COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
3.CITY: COTONOU
4.QUESTION: IN GOD?
5.ANSWER: WE TRUST
6.AMOUNT TO SENT $48.00
7.MTCN….
8.SENDER…..

Sent us the payment Information after you have sent the $48.00 so that we can pick it up and release your first $ 5,000 after the activation of your paper permit,
Remember to reconfirm your full Information to them to avoid any mistake such as your

Full name================
Your Country=============
Your City================
And Your Tel Phone Number================

Remember to Contact Mr. Felix Zuma, Through this
email:(mpayment@yahoo.cn)
Regard
Mr. Flex Zuma
Call +229-98465813    



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