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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: Brown Smith <"WWW."@crest.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Brown Smith <grammoney735@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:57:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN,

ATTN,

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MR,WILLIAM MICHAEL, HE CALLED ME YESTERDAY WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER: (470) 823-7891 INFORMING ME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND HE SAID THAT I SHOULD SEND HIM

YOUR FUND TO HIS HOME ADDRESS: USA 94102,BECAUSE HE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO YOU, AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR

MONEY IN CASE BECAUSE YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH.

I AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT REPLY THE TEXTS SENT TO YOU REGRADING THE DELIVERY

OF YOUR FUND THIS IS MY PROMISE TO YOU THAT I AM GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE DELIVERED TO HIM AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO

YOU, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY TO COME I AM VERY VERY SORRY.

HE DID ALSO SAID HE KNEW HE WAS GOING
TO SPEND SOME MONEY TO GET THE FUND BECAUSE YOU TOLD HIM SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND I SHOULD LET HIM KNOW THE COST, I TOLD HIM TO HOLD ON AND LET ME VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT

BECAUSE I AM CONFUSED NOW ABOUT THIS CLAIMS. FBI Office



ATTN,

Welcome to Money Gram Transfer Office Benin
Send Money World Wide, Head Office...
415 Kotoungbe Rd
Cotonou, Benin Republic/Office Cell +(315) 740-2495
Contact Email... (grammoney735@yahoo.com )

ATTN;
This is to inform you that we have sent your first payment of $5,000.00 (Five
Thousand dollars) through Money Gram as we have been given the mandate to
transfer your full compensation fund of $2.5 Million Dollars via Money Gram by
the United Nations Government. I called to give you the information through phone but we could not reach you even
this morning. So, I was instructed to email you the payment information which
include Reference (Money Transfer Control Number) and sender's name, so
that you can pick up your payment of $5,000.00 to enable us send another payment of $5,000.00 by tomorrow as you know we shall be sending you only
$5,000.00 per day.

However, before you can be able to pickup your first transfer of $5,000.00 you
must pay for the fund activation fee of $355.00 to this bellow information’s,
and get back to us with the payment details such as the Reference numbers and
the Senders Name in order for you to be able to pickup your first payment of
$5,000.00 we must confirm the activation fee from you. And bellow is the
information’s on where to send the$355 now!

Receiver's
Country... BENIN REPUBLIC
City.... COTONOU
Question... WHEN
Answer....... NOW
Amount....... $355

For the proof to you enter the(REFERENCE) number # 260-468-56 to our transfer
Website: (https://secure.moneygram.co.uk/track Enter sender's last name. (
Joiner ) and click tracking and it will show you that your funds is available
for you to pick up, other information’s will be release to you for the pickup
once we confirm the payment details of the $355 today such as the Sender Full
name and the Text Answer.

Reference: 260-468-56
Question= Transfer
Answer=
Amount Sent: $5000

Track your Fund via our website. { https://secure.moneygram.co.uk/track}

Fill The Form Below

1.Name
2.Address:
3.Country:
4. Phone Number:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:

Regards,
Sir.Brown Smith.
Director Money Gram Office
Telephone Number+(315) 740-2495

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