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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 HEAD OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.moneygranm@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2017 04:15:36 -0400
Subject: Your Payment Has Been Released.

READY FOR PICK UP $6,000

Attention My Dear

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed to transfer your fund Worth $1.6 MILLION U.S Dollars This is to compensate all the SCAM VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS by the United Nation Trust Fund and Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) you will be receiving the sum of ($6,000) dollars per day Via MONEY GRAM . However be informed that we have already sent the ($6,000) dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment.

You have only 48 hours to call or text this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today's($6,000) and the Money Transfer Control Number.Below is the information to pick up your first payment is available to pick up by the receiver, but if we didn’t here from you soon we shall pick it up from online for security reason.

Sender Fist name Clarence
Sender Last Name Corass
Reference # 92169799
Question Who Is Great
Answer God
Amount $6000.00 USD

Congratulations.

Mr.Alfred Perkins
ECOWAS REPS Benin Republic
www.moneygramn@gmail.com
+2348165925976

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