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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 OFFICE <"www."@beach.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MONEY GRAM OFFICE <david.morrison550@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 21:25:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your first payment of $5000.00 has been sent today via money gram.

Good day Esteem Customer,
I'm money gram Agent Mr. DAVID MORRISON Your first payment of $5000.00 has been sent today via money gram. You are advice to Contact me with your full information to enable them give your Senders full information and below is your first three payments slip which have been made ready here and awaiting your confirmation.
Sender's Name: Ojadi
MTCN: 69231415
Sender's Name:Joiner
MTCN: 26046856
Sender's Name: Ambros
MTCN:#:94575379
For more information contact ME Mr. DAVID MORRISON, and am the money gram payment officer in charge of your fund payment here in West Africa(BENIN REPUBLIC) and my Telephone number: +229 99524728 and my personal email is david.morrison550@gmail.com respectively.
I'll keep sending you, your payments until your total fund of $1.5 million dollars is Completed

Thanks for your cooperation and Best Regards,
Mr. DAVID MORRISON
Money Gram Payment Officer.
Republic of Benin.

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