419 scam: "REV.OLIVER ANDERSON" <mikeoffice49@gmail.com> Attention My Dear Beneficiary!

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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:

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:
- "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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998122190 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV.OLIVER ANDERSON" <mikeoffice49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "REV.OLIVER ANDERSON" <moneygram373@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:02:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention My Dear Beneficiary!

Attention My Dear Beneficiary!

How are you today as well as your family? The boad of (I.M.F) International Monitoring Funds Benin Republic are here for your special notice.This e-mail has been issued to you in order to official inform you that we have completed an investigation on an International Payment in which was issued to you by an International Lottery Company. With the help of our newly developed technology (International Monitoring Network System) we discovered that your e-mail address was automatically selected by an Online Balloting System, this has legally won you the sum of (US$2.8M) from a Lottery Company. During our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you through money gram money transfer under Eco Bank PLC Benin Republic, it is under control of Mr. Frank Edward, The money gram

General Manager and I told him that you will contact him with your full information where he will be transferring your money on daily basis at rate of US$7,500.00 per a day until the total sum of US$2.800, 000.00M is completely received by you. Note: that you can only be required to pay them sum of $50.00 only for their transfer charge fee before they will start sending your daily payment of $7,500.00 per a day. My dear please make sure you comply for your funds shall be transfer to your designated address. But remember that after ( four 4 days) if you did not make the payment then we will divert your funds to Government Fund, to avoid problem or we will cancel the transfer as for now until next year because this year is not like last year. So, contact the money gram director with below information listed and co-operate in good manner with him to enable the bank help you out get your wining fund.

Contact Person: REV.OLIVER ANDERSON , The money gram Manager.
Contact Phone#: +229 98122190

These are the information you have to fill and send to them.
Full Name.............
Country..............
City................
Occupation........
Age.................
Phone number.......
Copy of your ID..........

Do contact them today with above required information so that they will be able to start sending your daily payment to you with your
correct address . Hope to hear from you as soon as you got all your total funds of $2.8m from the money gram department.

Thanks for your patience.
Mrs.Esther Bessey.
IMF/Debt Payment Approval & Quality Service Unit

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