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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. )
- "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. )
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- infomoneygram.b1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MONEY-GRAM <moneygram.@mirror.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MONEY-GRAM <infomoneygram.b1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:12:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary
Good Day
Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect of your total inherited compensation owed to you which you have failed to claim because of either non-compliance of official processes or because of your unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment. We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem today,You are here by notified that your Inheritance Contract Payment of ($4.5 Million USD) Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars has been Approved to be made to you Via Money-Gram Remittance office Nigeria. please if you found this email in your spam it will be as result of low connection in our system at the moment kindly move it to your inbox before.
This is to officially informed you that we have Deposited the check of your funds and concluded arrangement to effect your payment of $4.500,000.00 million United State Dollars through MONEY GRAM Swift Money transfer services today, and the maximum amount you will be receiving every day starting from tomorrow is $5,000.00 as reflected in our transfer system daily until the funds is completely transferred. This special arrangement is being used to avoid all scrupulous demand by both the states and federal authorities that have previously delayed your payment till date.
Please contact the Accredited MONEY GRAM Agent for the details of your first payment of $5,000.00 United State Dollars and reconfirm your correct details that you will like the first transfer to be program with such as Receivers Name, destination where you will like the transfer to be send to and your cell phone number for urgent communication if the need arise.
Fill your details below for reference purpose:
*YOUR NAME:
*ADDRESS:
*COUNTRY:
*CITY:
*TEL:
*AGE:
*OCCUPATION:
Remember your obligation to secure an international Remittance for as stated in United Nation act of (FRT299) that will help build and renew your transfer file for record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economies crisis situations. Contact the below Electronic Transfer unit of MONEY GRAM for immediate programing of your first transfer:
Name: DR. PATRICK MOY
Email: infomoneygram.b1@yahoo.com
regards
Yours service
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