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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: "Mrs. Joan Bowers" <"yoshidanasaf1."@luck.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Wilson Robert" <moneygramm87@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 04:31:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Money Gram Money Transfer

Attention My Dear,

Your first Payment of $7000 usd is approved to send to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver's name information to the MONEY GRAM Transfer for the approval of your fund payment of ($3.700`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately you send the below information to them: Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF.

Your Receiver's: _______
Your Country:__________
Your Telephone No:_______
Your Address: _________
Your aged__________
Your occuptation________
Your Passport Id: ________

Contact Money Gram Transfer Name: Mr. Wilson Robert. Telephone number: +229-9985-9256 Email: Contact here (moneygramm87@gmail.com) our money gram transfer will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $7000 usd daily until the funds complete Transferred. Once we receive your information. The transfer will be commence immediately.

Mrs. Joan Bowers
The (IMF Office)

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