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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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Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Secretary of State" <drphilippelehouerou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infomgtrans100@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:45:52 -0300
Subject: Attention Beneficiaries, Greetings from the U.S Secretary of State !!!

Attention Beneficiaries, Greetings from the U.S Secretary of State !!!

Note that Mr. W. Alex Holmes has been the Chairman and CEO of
MoneyGram International, Inc. since January 2016. MoneyGram is the
leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers with over 80%
global brand awareness and a presence in over 200 countries and
territories.

MoneyGram® Notification Of Your Compensation Funds USD$7.5 Million / 2022

CONGRATULATIONS MY DEAR ESTEEMED FRIEND: This is Mr. Antony John
Blinken, United States Secretary of State. I am the Secretary of the
United State of America. I am sending this letter for the second time.
I don't know if you received the first letter I sent you regarding
your MoneyGram payment. During the joint meeting of the European
Union (E.U.) with the Ad Hoc Executive Committee of the United Nations
(U.N.) for lottery winnings, contract and inheritance fund payments;
We have setup a Scam Victims Compensation on your behalf with the sum
of US$7.5M approved in your name through United Nations mass assisted
project funds.

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Natwest Bank of
London, Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of America were compiled and
submitted to my desk this morning for review. The total sum owed to
you by the 3 banks mentioned above was sum US$7,500,000.00 (Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). approved to the
MoneyGram Office.

This compensation involves business investment failure, Inheritance,
Contracts, Lottery, Dating, Diplomatic Payment, loan E.T.C, the mass
assisted fund was approved to settle failed business / scam extortion.
also we were dismayed to find that your payment had been unnecessarily
delayed by the corrupt officials who had used your payment transaction
as a means to satisfy their selfish interests.

In addition, we plead with you to stop communicating with other
departments of banks and companies, etc, as your total Legal fund has
been deposited and approved by the MoneyGram office for a total of
USD$7.5 Million (Seven Million Five Hundred United State dollars).
After our last meeting with the MoneyGram Authority on Monday 28
/2/2022 regarding your monetary transaction, after we approved your
payment, we concluded with the MoneyGram Office that you could receive
your payment by $10,000.00 X4 or x5 daily to help complete this
transaction before MAY/2022.

It is recommended that you need to contact Mr. Alexander Holmes,
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chief Executive Officer MoneyGram
International, Inc. for the transfer of your Payments. as we have
finalized with the MoneyGram International, the Moneygram office will
credit you $10,000.00USD x4 or x5 total of $50,000.00Usd DAILY and you
will receive it at any Walmart MoneyGram office or store until your
total Sum of USD$7.5M ( Seven million Five Hundred United State
dollars) is completely transferred to you.

Once you receive this email we also wish to inform you to contact Mr.
Alexander Holmes, Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chief Executive
Officer MoneyGram International, Inc and work with him as he is the
real person in charge of your Legal Fund. also follow his instructions
and ask him what you need to do to start receiving your $10,000.00 x4
or X5 daily payments through any MoneyGram office there in your city.
After following his instructions, he can process your payment file and
start sending MoneyGram # payments reference information to pick up
your daily payment of $10,000.00 USD x4 or X5 total of $50,000.00 USD
per day.

You need to contact the New manager of the MoneyGram Office,
Mr.Alexander Holmes, through the following contacts.

Name:_______Alexander Holmes, Chairman of the Board of Directors &
Chief Executive Officer MoneyGram International, Inc

His Email:______infomgtrans100@gmail.com

His Telephone:____+1 (862) 307-8430

Note: according to MoneyGram International you will receiving
$10,000.00USD (Ten Thousand United State Dollar) x4 or x5 total of
$50,000.00USD Per day through MoneyGram office in your country until
total of your $7.500,000.00 Million USD is completed transferred to
you, with your personal information via MoneyGram:

Therefore, you are advised to send the MoneyGram with your complete
information to avoid an incorrect transfer.

1) Your Full Name:___________
2) Your Full Address:____________
3) Your Country:_____________
4) Your City:________________
5) Your Fax No:_________________
6) Your Mobile Phone No:________________
7) Your Occupation: ____________
8) Your Age:____________
9) Your Marital Status:_________
10) Your Sex:____________
11) Your Second Email:_______________
12) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License:_____

Finally, you are advised to let us know as soon as you have received
all of your funds $7.5M USD, from MoneyGram and make sure to follow
instructions from him.

Best regards.
Mr. Antony John Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Address: 800 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States

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