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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: "Dr.Kesh Mouhammed" <mairazingarelli@alice.it>
Reply-To: moneygrampaymentofficer777@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:05:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM NOW


Welcome to Money Gram Head Office and This is to inform you that
International Monetary Fund IMF is compensating all the scam victims
$1.700.000.00USD here in Benin Republic (0ne Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollar Only each, and your email address was found in the scam victim's list.
This Money Gram head office has been mandated by the International Monetary
Fund IMF Director to transfer your compensation funds to you via Money Gram
Transfer Daily. We the Money Gram Transfer office here stated that you will be
receiving your fund $2.700.000.00 at the maximum of $5,000.00 daily is the
whole fund $2.700.000.00 is completely transfer to you. We have sent out your
first payment $5,000 MTCN#_70289895#,

BELOW IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT $5,OOO.OOUSD but still on hold

MTCN#________________________ 70289895#
Sender’s First Name:-------Anthony
Sender’s Last Name:------Maccracken
Sender’s Location:------- Seattle,Benin Republic
Amount sent:------- $5000

Remember we need your full information as where we will be sending the second
payments $5000 to avoid wrong transfer such as,

Your Full Name:............................
Your Home Address:......................
Your Country/ City: .............................
Your Age:....................................
Your Sex:........................................
Your Direct Phone Number:..........................
Your ID copy:............................

You advised to go to any Money Gram branch in your country now and pick the
first payment $5000 and call me back for the second payment $5000 tomorrow
morning, Remember to contact us below:

Note that your payment files will be returned to the I.M.F within 72 hours if
we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF.




Thanks,

Dr.Kesh Mouhammed
The Money Gram Director Benin Republic

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