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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" <moneygramoffice@aol.com>
Reply-To: moneygramremiitance@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:00:14 +0100
Subject: MoneyGram Remittance Office

Attention,

We are writing in respect to your unclaimed lotto winning prize of
$5.5Miliion which you won through the email-ballot draws in our Euro
American Lotto Award in 2016 in the second category prize winnings. We
wish to inform you that your total prize money of $5.5Million has been
scheduled for payment Via Money Gram Office System after our initial
letter to your address for your payment was not replied. You are here
by requested to contact money gram Office through this e-mail
address: (moneygramremittance1@gmail.com) for your immediate payment.

Contact Person: Name: Rev, Douglas Hall
E-mail (moneygramremiitance@gmail.com)

The only money you will send to the office of money gram to transfer
your Winning Prize in your country is ($217.00 US ) two Hundred and
Seventeen United States Dollars only being their official processing
fee so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money
except $217.00 US Dollars you are to contact Money Gram office as
directed above for your payment, and do Re-confirm bellow info's. To
them:

Receiver name-------------
Country--------------
City----------------
Tel----------------
Test question-------------
Test Answer----------------

Thanks,
Mrs Maria Cook
President International Lotto Commission

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