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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 Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moneygramofficebj13@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 10:09:34 +0200
Subject: Attention Beneficiary $3.5 Million USA Dollars

Attention Beneficiary $3.5 Million USA Dollars.

We are instructed to be transferring your total $3.5 Million USA Dollars Compensation through Money Gram Money Transfer daily $5,000. The compensation is from USA Government and United Nation. They are giving you the compensation because your email address appears as one of scam victim. You can pick your first payment of $5,000 with this information below after you pay $100 for USA Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ).

Senders name: Randy Shawn Mcmillian
Reference Number: 43697376
Question: Amount?
Answer: $5,000

Note that you will pay $100 with below information for the Clearance of your fund from USA Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) before we can release your $5000 to you.

Receivers Name: Randy Shawn Mcmillian
Country: USA
State: North Carolina
City: Fayetteville
Test question: Urgent?
Answer: Urgent
Amount: $100

Be advice that we can not deduct the clearance fee of $100 from your total fund due to your fund is under security account. Go and send the money to us through Money Gram or Western union with this information above so that you can start receiving your $3.5 Million USA Dollars daily $5,000 USD.

Be advice that if Western Union, Ria, Walmart or Money Gran can not allow you to send the money to us, You can go to any apple store and purchase Google Play or Steam Wallet. Scratch it and send us the photo.

Email me with this email address as soon as you send the money ( moneygramofficebj13@gmail.com )

Regards,
Mr. Randy Shawn Mcmillian,
Tel: +1 330 558 1711
Director Money Gram Money Transfer.

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