419 scam: Mrs Cole Gloria <"shinichiro-mori."@rapid.ocn.ne.jp> YOUR AWARD WINNING FUND!!!

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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:
- "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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- mrdonaldvincent@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Cole Gloria <"shinichiro-mori."@rapid.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Cole Gloria <mrdonaldvincent@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:06:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR AWARD WINNING FUND!!!

Attention please.

You have been awarded the sum of USD$5,500,000.00 by the money gram 2017 Board Award Group, This award was selected through automated internet
system drawn randomly across the globe, where your e-mail address emerged as the lucky winner.

This was an Email draw promotion which was held in west Africa/Asia/South Africa/Europe/USA/ The MONEY GRAM BOARD AWARD Group is sponsored by Chevron oil and Gas Company and others from unconventional oil resources and other international companies. The MONEY GRAM Email draw is held to encourage you and others to play and promote Email users.

All participant were selected randomly through a computer ballot system of different Email users over 10,0000 Unions and corporate bodies that are listed all over the world and your Email ID happens to be among the lucky 500 Email ID selected by our Money Gram Board Award machine system from over 1 Millions Emails that was used for the contest

Please contact Money Gram office for your award winning of USD$5,500,000.00 Milion has been released and the transfer began today through Money Gram and amount which you will be receiving each day is $8000.00 daily. So contact the manager in Money Gram Right now and ask him for your first payment, Money Gram office manager name is Mr.Donald Vincent, and ask him what you need to do to enable them activate your account file so that you will be Able to pick your first payment ok.
Email:(mrdonaldvincent@gmail.com)

Contact him with your receiver information such as,

1.Your receiver's name=====
2.Your country========
3.Your city========
4.Your telephone=======
5.Your sex/age===========
6.Your id passport=====
7.Your Occupation:=========
8.Your test question========
9.Your answer=========

Comply now because as soon as you sent Your required details to Sir Donald Vincent,
he will start sending your payment by Money gram Online Transfer,Know That You Will be Responsible For The Transfer Charge.

YOURS SINCERELY,
Mrs Cole Gloria

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