419 scam: MONEY GRAM HEADQUARTERS <drmike1960@gmail.com> CONTACT MONEY GRAM HEADQUARTERS NOW FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY.

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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. )
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.
- +22998679197 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- moneygramoffice3@sify.com (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: MONEY GRAM HEADQUARTERS <drmike1960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moneygramoffice3@sify.com
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:03:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM HEADQUARTERS NOW FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY.

ATTN:BENEFICIARY

HOW ARE YOU TODAY TOGETHER WITH YOUR FAMILY? THIS IS FROM MONEY GRAM OFFICE, WE JUST DISCOVERED YOUR EMAIL AND YOUR NAME AMONG THE PEOPLE WE ARE TO TRANSFER THEIR WINING PRIZE OF THE TOTAL SUM OF THE $1.8,MILLION DOLLAR FOR SECOND CATEGORIES, BUT BEFORE WE COULD PROCEED WITH THIS WE WANT YOU TO RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO US IN OTHER TO AVOID TRANSFERRING YOUR MONEY TO WRONG PERSON, KINDLY DO THAT AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY TO ENABLE US EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY
IMMEDIATELY.

MEANWHILE IF YOU DO NOT REMEMBER THE MONEY WE ARE TO TRANSFER TO YOU, THIS MONEY HAS BEEN WITH US FOR THE PAST 2YEARS NOW DUE TO THE LITTLE PROBLEM WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE BEFORE SHARING THESE PRIZES TO THE OWNERS.YOUR EMAIL WAS AMONG THE EMAIL THAT WON THE 2YEARS AGO LOTTERY WHICH WE ALWAYS ORGANIZE ONCE IN A YEAR HERE IN OUR MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT BENIN
REPUBLIC.TAKE NOTE OF THIS AFTER THREE 3 DAYS IF WE DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL YOUR MONEY WILL BE TRANSFER TO OUR G.V.T,IF YOU DON'T ACT FAST.

PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW!!!
1,YOUR FULL NAME.........
2,YOUR COUNTRY NAME........
3,SEX........AGE..............
4,OCCUPATION......................
5,A COPY OF YOUR ID.................
6,YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER............

CONTACT OUR HEADQUARTER WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION TO ENABLE US ACT AS WE STATED TO YOU.
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER DR CHRIS MIKE
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER;+229-98679197
Fax:::::::229663526
EMAIL; moneygramoffice3@sify.com
YOURS IN SERVICE
FINANCE MINISTER
BENIN REPULIC PORTO NOVO.

CONTACT MONEY GRAM HEADQUARTERS NOW FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY.

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