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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- TRANSFER MMM." <moneygmmmtrrt@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "MONEY GRAM- TRANSFER MMM." <psntoffbj@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:21:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR TRANSACTION CODE 8563/TCUNEU/9563/56253



Good News to you,

I apologize for contacting you with another email address/name is due to the urgent of the matter; And I Hope you have not forgotten me, I am your business partner who contacted you some time ago to assist me secure the transfer of some fund to your account. Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Japan Presently I’m in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the total funds.meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds,

I made sure you were not left out from the benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of $4,000,000 .00 USD Four Million United State dollar in MONEYGRAM OFFICE. I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and contact MoneyGram Office with below registered info, please do let me know immediately you receive the entire money so that we share the joy together after all the suffering I experienced at that time. At the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects me and my partner are having at hand so I will not have the chance to check my mailbox or to reply your mails, finally, as soon as you contact the MoneyGram Manager, he will tell you possible ways your money will be send to you, so feel free to get in touch with the Manager, MoneyGram Office NOW. Below is the Registration Information of your compensate fund and you are to provide this details to the MoneyGram Manager when contacting him as evidence of receiving email from me and as a beneficiary to this fund.

REFERENCE CODE NO: UNAP 563EUS
REGISTERED TAG: UNZEFCB79268
SECURITY CODE: SCUN/2015/90363
TRANSACTION CODE 8563/TCUNEU/9563/56253
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE: CDCUN/EU673/IEDD/-09/17
DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE N0: 735642

Manager: Mr.Mike Green.
Address: BP 023 Awoshie Ga Accra Ghana
Email;psntoffbj@gmail.com

Yours
Business partner.

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