419 scam: "Money Gram Head Office Florida, USA." <moneygramheadofficeus@rocketmail.com> OBAMA FOUNDATION AND UNITED NATIONS/IMF BENEFICIARIES PAYMENT PROGRAMM VIA MONE

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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. )
- "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 states 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "michael.richard@msn.com" (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.
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.
- michaelrichard50@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Money Gram Head Office Florida, USA." <moneygramheadofficeus@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: michael-richard2011@live.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 00:08:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OBAMA FOUNDATION AND UNITED NATIONS/IMF BENEFICIARIES PAYMENT PROGRAMM VIA MONEY GRAM PAYMENTS.

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Dear Beneficiary,

The management of Money Gram Head Office United States wishes to inform you about the new development regarding your payment as Mr. President Barrack Obama in collaboration with United Nations (UN) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) has re-schedule your payment via our head office here in United States.

Due to the scam practice going around that Africa continent and the rest of the world today your fund has been approved to transfer to you via money gram in the amount of ( us$7,500.00 ) on daily bases until you receive the total approved ( us$1,500.000.00 One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only ) as your part payment. However, it will interest you to know that your payment file has arrived our office here from Africa and your first transfer will be affected and the reference numbers release to you immediately we get your clearance from Africa.

Note; that all it will cost you to start receiving the fund us$7,500.00 as approved on daily bases is to secure your INTERNATIONAL FUND CLEARANCE REPORT (IFCR) from ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS in Cotonou, Benin Republic where your payment file/fund came from.

The IFCR will cost you us$128 only and it should be send with below information to the ECOWAS clearing house;

Receiver's Name ------------------------ SARAH MORGAN
City------------------------------------------ COTONOU,
Country----------------------------------- BENIN REPUBLIC

Test Question------------------------- TO WHO ?
Test Answer--------------------------- SARAH .

Amount------------------------------------$128.00
Mtcn-----------------------------------------

Send the money transfer information with the sender's information to me via email; michael.richard@msn.com or michaelrichard50@aol.com immediately you are done with the payment so that I can forward to them to send us the necessary things to start your transfer today.

Call me on 7729331568 immediately you send the information to enable us proceed and be fast about this as to meet up with them there in Africa due to our time differences. I will start transferring your funds on us$7,500.00 as approved on daily bases immediately I confirm your Fund Clearance from Africa.

I awaits the money transfer information.

Thanks, Mr. Michael Richard
Money Gram Head Office
Miami, Florida, USA
Tel; 7729331568
Money Gram Payments.

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