419 scam: "Mr. Frank Junny." <myofficefiles@att.net> CONTACT MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2010 AWA

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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:
- "moneygram" (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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "moneygrammoneytransfer@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2299809504 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
- +2299889504 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Junny." <myofficefiles@att.net>
Reply-To: moneygrammoneytransfer@qatar.io
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 02:21:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2010 AWARD.

MONEY
GRAM REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN MIKE II,
01 B.P.
2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN
E-mail (moneygrammoneytransfer@qatar.io )
Telephone
:+229 98-09-50-4.

MONEY GRAM
INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2010
AWARD.

Attention Beneficiary;

We are here by
inform you that after our executive meeting yesterday with our board of
directors and the Government of this country together with the power
authorities here, We come into conclusion that your payment transfer of
$3,800.000.00(Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) should
be only transfer to you through our Money Gram Service
here.

In
addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client due to their
inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities, the compensation
bonanza started yesterday been 10th of May and it will end on 21th of May 2010
by reducing the highest cost to low amount.

As the matter of fact, the
transferring fee and all cost requested from the authorities has been cut down
to amount of $97.00 and that is only money you can pay to receive your payment
because the transferring of your fund were approved and signed as well and we do
contacted you today for your immediately attention over it.

Note that
anything that has the beginning is also has the end in that case, first come
first serve.

MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE
OFFICE BONANZA 2010
AWARD.

BELLOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR YOU TO SEND THE
CHARGE.
Receivers name. Obi
Marcel
Test question. How
long
Test
answer.2hours
Amount.$97
Senders
name.
MTCN number.

You are
entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money today as
well

We are waiting
to hear from you today with the fee to enable this department to release your
payment immediately.

Look forward for
your anticipated response.
Sign.

Very best
regards,
Operator Manager, Mr. Frank
Junny.
Operator Money
Gram
International Benin Republic.
Call For urgent
discussion :
+229
98-89-50-4

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