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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:
- "moneygram" (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. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a 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.
- jameswalt400@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MONEYGRAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cynthiaw037@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:02:23 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

Welcome to Money Gram Money Transfer Nigeria.

Greetings,

We sincerely appoligise for the delay or anything we

might have cost you during the process of confirmation, we

are just following normal proceedures governing our

organisation.
Your Money Gram daily payment has been released, below is

the reference number to pick up your first payment of your

4,500,000,00 usd.

Sender Name: Carl Bowser
Reference Numbers: 60582879

You can track the above if available for pick up on our

page moneygram.com

Note: This is to notify you about the latest development

concerning all the payment that are left in our custody,

which yours are inclusive besides, where you are given a

bill of Sum in order to receive your payment which we

didn’t hear from you for sometime now. Hence, our MONEY

GRAM is now offering a Special BONUS to help all our

customers that are having their payment in our custody due

to of high prices. In other words we are now requesting

that those involved should
pay only the sum of $95. to receive all their payment

abandoned in our custody.

Besides, my dear, this is the opportunity for you to comply

and your funds shall be transfer to your designated

address. But remember that after (3 DAYS) you did not make

the payment then we will divert your funds to Government

Account, So to avoid problems, you have to send the fee

before 2days so that you can get your funds Released

without delay..

Again after (THREE DAYS) we will enter a new project for

the Month and that is
the reason why we decided to help all our customers before

we enter into the
new project.
So be advise to send the $95 immediately so that we will

register your payment
and start receiving $10,000.00, Therefore you are requested

to send the fee via Money Gram
money transfer with below information;

Receivers Name: John Okoro
Receivers Country: Nigeria
Receivers State: Lagos
Amount: $95

Send the reference numbers and senders name to the

verification officer James Walton: Email: jameswalt400@gmail.com as soon as you remit/send the fee.

Best Regards
moneygram.com
Customers Desk.

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