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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 TRANSFER <sgtamysmith0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moneygram0fficebenin@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:26:59 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOU ARE GIVEN SPECIAL BONUS TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.










                                                 
            
           
                                           




Money Gram Office of money transfer.


Cotonou Benin
republic/address 0941 shinafi husa road cotonou.( moneygram0fficebenin@kimo.com
)


Website... Www.moneygram.com


Money gram


Money gram international inc. 1550 Utica avenue south,


Ms 8020 Minneapolis, mn 55416 hotline: +229 999-23037


E-mail (moneygram0fficebenin@kimo.com)


Or visit our official website
www.moneygram.com


 


Dear customer


 


This is to remind you about the latest
development concerning your payment that are left in our custody, which yours
are inclusive note, your where given a big bill of, in order to receive your
payment of which we didn't hear from you for long.


 


Meanwhile, money gram is now given special
a bonus to help all our customers that are having their payment in our custody
due to high prices. In order words we are now requesting that those involve
should pay only sum of $85 to receive all their payment abandoned in our
custody.


 


Remember, this is the only opportunity for
you to comply and your funds shall be transfer to your designated address.


 


But remember that after (3 days) six days
of duration, if you did not make the payment then we will divert your funds to
the government treasure account, to avoid problem or we will cancel the payment
for this season. So be advice to send the $85 immediately so that we shall
register your payment and you will start receiving your payment $8.000 as from
today.


 


Be advice that there is no time again for
we to call any you on phone unless you will call +229 999-23037 after made the
payment of $85 so that you will start receiving your money every day $8,000
through money gram until your full payment of $3.5m is completed transferred.
Daily payment used $8.000 only


Send the $85 through money gram money
transfer with below information:


 


Receiver name......... Mr. Felix Obiora


Address...........Benin
Republic waste Africa


Location................cotonou


Text question== how


Answer...............long


Amount...............$85


 


The moment we receive the payment of $85 we
shall release the first payment information’s of $8.000.00 usd only) to you
today.


Thanks for kind attention


?2011- 2012 money gram. All rights
reserved.


Best regards to you


Mr. Tony Hubert


Managing director


Money gram department


Direct line: +229 999-23037



















                      

                                                 

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