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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 johnson william <ragazzoinofferta@alice.it>
Reply-To: moneygramoffice388@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:48:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attn; My Dear Beneficiary

COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.

OFFICE LINE, +229 67-4421-95
E-MAIL:(moneygramoffice388@yahoo.com)
WEBSITE: www.moneygram.com


Attn; My Dear Beneficiary

This is to acknowledge the receipt We are instructed to send your funds to
your address in your city MoneyGram office from here in BENIN REPUBLIC office
MoneyGram money transfer and you will be receiving your fund ( $10,000.00 U.S.
D) per day until you received all your total payment which is the sum of
US$900,000.00 as scheduled in our office here.

We wish to convey to you that every other necessary arrangement for
transmission of your payment has been completed by the MoneyGram Office , But
we will not hesitate to inform you that it is now your responsibility to
officially settle for the re-validation administrative charges of your payment
file in order to enhance a successful transfer of your payment without any
obstruction along the line.

Furthermore, we are therefore notifying you that you are to officially make an
administrative charge of ($150 only ) to enable us process the validation of
your payment file through our head office here. Note In MoneyGram transaction
when an amount of fund in transition is more than $10,000.00 U.S.D) Dollars,
the document file will be validation before the transfer will commence as
ordered by the Federal Ministry of Finance and in all the MoneyGrams of the
world-wide.
We want you to know that this is a legitimate transfer and that is why our
Federal Ministry of Finace said that your file which was deposited at this
MoneyGram with your name must be validation before the transfer will commence.
And note that any office who contact you as money gram with out give you this
Code (7846mk) provide to us by Minstry Of Finance is nothing but scam so you
have to be-carrful on how to responds to emails

Be rest assure that as soon you send this $150 usd. we must start transferring
your fund to you through this Money Gram Department without any further delay
and this is the only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written
down already by the Federal government of this country that mapped out the
compensation for you.
You should send the $150 usd. via Money Gram money transfer or western union,
Below is the destination address:

RECEIVER'S NAME....... Nwasa James,

COUNTRY…….Benin Republic.
CITY…………Cotonou
AMOUNT… $150 usd.
Refference Number……………???

We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this department to
release your fund immediately.
Looking forward for your anticipated response.
Very best regards,

Yours Sincerely
Mr johnson william

Foreign Operation Manager
emailaddress: (moneygramoffice388@yahoo.com)
Director MoneyGram
International Benin Republic.
Tell Phone Number, +229 67-4421-95 call me as soon as you have send the fee,

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