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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money-gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- erickno14e@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office <global@cdivtc.com>
Reply-To: <jehjohnson123@barid.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 03:51:09 +0100
Subject: The Important message

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed us to transfer the compensation fund $985,000.00 on compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS in Benin and entire Africa countries,your email was found as one of the VICTIMS by the America security leading team and America’s representative officers.So between today you will be receiving the sum of $8,000.00 dollars per day. However be informed that we have already sent the $8,000.00 this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment.

You have only four hours to Contact upon the receipt of this message, the maximum amount you will be receiving per day is $8,000.00 and the Reference Number of today is below. NOTE: The sent $8,000.00 is on-held because of the instruction from US Embassy’s Delegates, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the (Clean Bill Record Certificate) which cost less $289.00 in order to fulfill all necessary obligation to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through Western Union money transfer, the necessary obligation I mean here is to obtain the (Clean Bill Record Certificate).

Below is the information of today, because the obligation has not been carried out. We haven’t affected it online for security reasons, to avoid hackers stealing the money online.

Sender Name:....... Edwin Mcficher.
Reference:.............. It will be review to you after you comply.
Question:.......... white
Answer:............ bell
Amount:............ $8,000.00

We need the below details from you, to enable us fully activate the payment to your name for it to reflect in your country's Money Gram branch office, and to update our file records:

1. Your Full Names:....................
2. Postal Address:.....................
3. Phone Number:.......................
4. Cell Numbers:.......................
5. Email Address:......................
6. Sex:................................
7. Age:................................
8. Occupation: ........................
9. Nationality:........................

Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within some hours without hearing from you Consider your payment canceled. Email here (erickno14e@gmail.com)immediately!!! Thanks.

Managing Director Of Foreign Department.
Mr.k Eric Clement.
(Money-Gram Branch Office).

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