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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: Mr Anthony Powell <conta@graficadiego.com.br>
Reply-To: anthonypowell@vtomske.ru
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:22:11 -0300
Subject: MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE



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FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER PAYMENT OFFICE
MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE
ADDRESS: 12825 Wisteria Dr, Germantown, MD 20874, USA
Hours: Open today · 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
OFFICE TEL: +1 (410) 413-3704 for Call and Text SMS..

Attention !!!
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the
2015 scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims
list. This Money Gram®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer
your compensation to you via Money Gram® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to effect your own payment through
Money Gram®Money Transfer, $4,920.00 pay Day until the total sum of
$1.8Million is completely transferred to you the receiver.

We can not be able to send the payment with your email address
alone, we are here by needed your information to where we will be
sending the funds. You Can Text us and fill below Information Or email
us via email.

(Receivers name)............
(Country)...................... .
( Address)...................... ..........
(Phone Number).....................
(Your Age........................... .......
(ID copy)............. ..................

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within
72 hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction
given to us by the IMF office here in MaryLand USA. We will start the
transfer as soon as we received your information. You are hereby warned
not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason what so ever
because the US FBI is already on trace of the criminals from Africa.

THANKS,
Mr.Anthony Powell
Foreign Operation Manager Payment Office
Money Gram Money Transfer Office
Address: 12825 Wisteria Dr, Germantown, MD 20874, USA
Hours: Open today · 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
OFFICE TEL: +1 (410) 413-3704 for Call and Text SMS..

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