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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.Harrison Douglas" <customer60@tim.it>
Reply-To: moneygram.officemanager1850@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 22:54:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: your: Attention needed Sir Or Madam,

Attention: needed Sir Or Madam,

Welcome to Money Gram Money Transfer
Send Money Worldwide office Department Of Money Gram Cotonou
Benin Republic ADDRESS: 1500 Akpakpa Avenue, Cotonou;
Benin Republic Visit our Website: http://www.moneygram.com

This is to inform you that the America Ambassador in Benin Republic Mr.Jeffson
Knight and Mr.James Maurer Minister of finance Benin Republic office was
instructed to transfer your fund $2.500,000.00 U.S Dollars compensating all
the
SCAM VICTIMS
and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS. by America security leading
team and America representative officers, So between today the 16th of February
till the end Of December 2017 you will be receiving the sum of $5,000 dollars
per day. However be informed that we have already sent the $5,000 dollars
You have only six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email the
maximum amount you will be receiving per a day starting from today's $5,000
and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below.

The sent $5,000 is on hold because of the instruction from IMF office, they
asked us to place it on hold by requesting the (Clean Bill Record Certificate
in order to fulfill all the necessary obligation to avoid any hitches while
sending you the payment through Money Gram Transfer, the necessary obligation
i mean here is to obtain the (Clean Bill Record Certificate).

Below is the information of today track it in our websitehttps://wumt.Money
Gram / asp/order Status. Asp? Country=global to see is available to pick up by
the receiver, but if we didn’t here from you soon we' will pick it up from line
for security reason to avoid hackers stealing the money online.
Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed within
6hours without hearing from you, Count your payment contact Number to call is
below listed manager director office of release
email moneygram.officemanager1850@gmail.com

We Serve you Better click here to view your transaction status; Ref:# 94575379
(Track the MTCN by
visiting
https://secure.moneygram.com/trackYourpaymentis available.
1) Senders Name: Mark Richard
2) MTCN Number: 94575379
3) Amount: $5,000.00 USD.

Therefore you are required to send the fee via Western
Union or Money Gram money transfer with below information;

Receivers First name:
Second name:
Last name:
City: Cotonou
Country: Benin Republic
No Text Question:……………………………………………..
No Answer:………………………………………………………….
Sender's Name:…………………………………………………..
MTCN#:………………………………………………………………
Sender’s address:

You will be required to e-mail him with the following
information:
FULL NAME:…………………………..ADDRESS:……………………………………………………………..
CITY:………………………………………STATE:………………………………………………………………..
ZIP CODE:………………………………DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:………………………………
OCCUPATION:…………………………………………………….
We advise you to stop all the communications with enough body regarding your
payment.
The moment I receive the payment of $160 U.S Dollars i will release the first
payment
information’s of $5,000.00 to you and you will pick up the money and i will
send you another payment for pick up.

YOUR IN SERVICE,
MR.Harrison Douglas.
MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
GENERAL MANAGER BENIN REPUBLIC.

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