419 scam: James Douglas <diplomaticagent044@gmail.com> MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "cotonou" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: James Douglas <diplomaticagent044@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesdouglas078@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:45:07 -0700
Subject: MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

Please, We have last month of March 2014 received a payment credit
instruction from the federal Government and United Nation (UN) to
credit your account with your contract payment which is in the custody
of our Bank account here MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH. This is to notify you
that your funds $10.7 MILLION (USD) has been programmed for immediate
release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds
directly to your nominated bank account, Because International
Monetary Fund (IMF) didn't abide the plan by transferring the whole
payment at once, so we scheduled earlier to pay you $8,000 on daily
basis through MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH.

It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter because
after the fund has been brought to our office to remit. somebody from
your country by name Charles Porter contacted us and said you are on
sick bed and ordered him to contact us to remit the USD$10.7Million us
dollars using his information to pick up your fund presently under our
custody for transfer on your behalf. The Official responsible for the
presentation of your money valued USD$10.7 Million Winning quickly
granted approvals to their application now waiting for final
endorsement from Board of Trustees.

When our BANK Debit Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals
before forwarding it to Board for endorsement, I noticed that there
are discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorization letter
from you for Charles Porter to receive the funds on your behalf. I
urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of the
winning and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the
same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when
your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

I hereby urged you to email me urgently for your comments which will
be highly appreciated if you are still alive or not on sick bed with
sum of require activation fee of $125 which you will send before we
commence the transfer of your first payment $8,000.00usd immediately,
because we will not hesitate to continue the payment transfer
activation with the name of the gentleman on claim if no response come
from you. E-mail me back using this as your silence will be a clear
indication that you authorized him to effect the above changes.

Therefore, you are hereby advice to offset the required payment of
US$125.00 with our name and information below .to enable us transfer
your funds of $8,000 daily until the total sum of $10.7M is completely
transferred to you.

Receiver's Name:..... ......LUKE OBI
Country............. ............Benin Republic.
City...............................Cotonou
Zip code.........................00229
Text Question:...............When
Answer:.......... ..............Today
Amount........................$125.00 only.
Sender's name.......
MTCN................

Moreover, this is your payment information and we will remit your
payment of $8,000 daily as soon we confirm the fee today.
Also fill the information below to help us facilitate your transfer
via MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH
1) Your Full Name:.............
2) Country and Your Telephone Number:. .
3) Home/ Office Address:....
4) Profession and Age:.......

Am waiting for your urgent response.

Best Regards
Mr. James Douglas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Benin Republic.

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