419 scam: "MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER WOLRD WIDE" <moneygramworldwide2009@live.com> MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER WORLDWIDE

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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:
- "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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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 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.
- moneygramworldwide2009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER WOLRD WIDE" <moneygramworldwide2009@live.com>
Reply-To: moneygramworldwide2009@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:25:55 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER WORLDWIDE

P.M.B.042 TOGO-Border end

OUR REF: WUMT0XX2/987

Tel: +233260579252

THERE IS AM ISSUE WITH THE MONEY
GRAM INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER GHANA AND TOGO in the amount of $2.5
Million
directed in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03, at the owner of this email address . The INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND contacted us for the release of your money a couple of hours
ago due to your allocated security code.

They said that they choose to send it to you through money gram instead
of courier services because there's many fake couriers company here so we
don’t trust any of them. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at
an email address, so we require some more information in order to complete
this transfer.

YOUR FULL NAME:______________________________
YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:___________________
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:__________________________
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:________________________

CONTACT THE MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER WITH THIS E-MAIL
DIRECTOR, TUEDOR JACKSON, COUNTRY TOGO AND GHANA

Note: That this is not one of those Nigerian Benin/African scams that all
they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you will not
receive your funds, but note that this is not scam and is directly from
the Management of MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER GHANA AND TOGO
Republic Head Office
and our Motto is To Serve You Better. We will be sending you $5.000
UNITED STATE DOLLAR
every day because to transfer the total money of $2.5 million usd to your
account will cost you big money for the transferring Charges. That is why
united nations give us order to be sending you $5.000 usd every day,

Contact us on our E-mail; [moneygramworldwide2009@gmail.com] Director
Name TUEDOR JACKSON, COUNTRY ADDRESS LOME TOGO AND GHANA WEST AFRICA

also note that you will be receiving $5.000 for each transfer that's how
we are going to pay you your $2.5 million usd $5.000 usd per a day.

THE MANAGEMENT OF MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER, TOGO AND GHANA HEAD
OFFICE.
DISPATCHED THIS DAY

BEST REGARDS,
MR TUEDOR JACKSON 202
MONEY GRAM®
Welcome to MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
Send Money Worldwide
Registered © 2008 - 2009 MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL Transfer. All Right
Reserved

This email is intended for the named recipient only and may contain
privileged and confidential information. If you have received this email
in error, please notify us immediately. Please do not disclose the
contents to anyone or copy it to outside parties

Regard TUEDOR JACKSON

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