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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 MONEY TRANSFER <wifreddiplomamark@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER <office.file757@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:25:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your over due Fund is Ready


 FROM OFFICE OF MONEY GRAM.
NIGERIA REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455
IJUNDIA ROAD IJU LAGOS
WEB: www.moneygram.com
Contact Payment department; Dr.Joseph Obase.
Contact Email: infoubabank@foxmail.com




After today's Federal Executive Consul Meeting, The ministry of Finance has approved that your fund of TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND($2,500,000.00) which was initial approved that western union will be paying to you $5000 us dollars on daily basis until your ($2,500,000.00) is completed.

It has come to the notice of the newly appointed Minister that western union department wanted to rip you off as a result of so many funds they are demanding from you and some of their staff was into fraudulent act. Federal Executive Consul Meeting (FEC) has now ORDERED that your total fund ($2,500,000.00) will now be paid to you through MONEY GRAM.

Yes, we are aware that western union department requested about $250 us dollars from you for them to use and re-activate your FILE which has been dormant, Well it has now been approved that you will only send the sum of $55 us dollars for the re-activation, The minister of finance was unhappy when he come across your payment file.

He ordered that instead of the initial demand which was $250,He now ordered that you will pay only $55us dollars for the re-activation of your fund because he does not want your fund to still be in the country without it been transferred.

So I would like you to act fast and send the $55 us dollars immediately after you receive this email, Remember that this is the only way you will claim your Money without any problem.

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $55 US DOLLARS OK, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SPELL THE NAME CORRECTLY TO AVOID ANY DELAY

RECEIVER NAME...: IWUNO. FRANCIS
CITY/COUNTRY.....LAGOS-REPUBLIC NIGERIA
QUESTION.........GOOD
ANSWER...........STEP
AMOUNT............$55

Contact Email: infoubabank@foxmail.com

Thanks,
Dr. Joseph Obase.
Director Foreign Remittance Department
MONEY GRAM
-------------------------------------------------------------
After the payment of $55 you will start receiving your $5,000 through Money Gram every day until your total amount of funds $2,500,000.00 is fully paid to you. Below is the Ref# numbers which we have already program for you to use and pick up your payment, BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP UNTILL WE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OF THE FEE REQUIRED,ONCE WE PICK UP THE FEE WE WILL ACTIVATE THE REFFRENCE NUMBER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP AT ANY MONEY GRAM OFFICE IN YOUR AREA.


Note; this is the only payment you are required to make in this regards for every other fee have been waived by the Federal Ministry,Also,Don't expose this numbers to anybody else reason,


YOU’RE PAYMENT OF $5,000.00 USD DETAILS


Senders:........... Juel Smith
REF#:...............577-342- 20
Amount: :...........$5000.00

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