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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: Mr Peter <peteronyemachi57@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:41:13 +0200
Subject: Feel free to contact Money Gram transfer

This email is for all the people that have been scammed in any part of
the world, the United Nation have agreed to compensate them with the
sum of US$10.5m (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) This includes all foreign contractors that may have not
received their contract sum and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international business that failed due to scammed
victim


This is to inform you that your $10.5M USD will be send to you via
Money Gram transfer. The total amount mentioned above is with
MoneyGram ,Note you will be receiving $6,000.00 every day until your
total money have been completely transfer to you, Call Mr.James
Martins : Tel: +22953045011 now and ask him to give you REFERENCE
NUMBER and every other information you need to pick up your $6,000
today. Here is what he may require from you.

Your Receiver Name......
Your Country.....
Tel;........
Age.......
Address.......

Feel free to contact Money Gram transfer with this information bellow
Email (moneygramtransferdepartment@aol.com) You are advised to contact
Mr.James Martins of Money Gram transfer Benin Republic as he is our
representative in Benin Republic, contact him immediately for your
compensation payment of $10.5m he will send it to you immediately.

We have concluded our effect to your payment through Money Gram
transfer $6000.00 daily until the ($10.5m) is completely transferred ,
So you advice to contact our Agent office in Benin Republic with
bellow information

Money Gram Agent;Mr.James Martins
Email;(moneygramtransferdepartment@aol.com)
Tel: +229962716338

Best Regards
Mr Peter

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