419 scam: Eddie Eagles <eddie2eagles@gmail.com> OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER CONTACT IMMEDIATELY.

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
- info.moneygram25@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Eddie Eagles <eddie2eagles@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.moneygram25@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 13:41:28 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER CONTACT IMMEDIATELY.

OFFICE OF THE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER.
741 Rue des Francisains Adidogome
Benin Republic / Lome broade
P.O Box 9263

Hello Dear Customer,

Greetings, am very sorry for taken too much of your time
at this moment but please try to understand and bear with me as soon
as you go through this urgent message, since this is not the first i
am sending you this message, please know that the only thing left for
you to do now is to pay the (A.R.O) Authorization Release Order of
$98.USD which is the only charges you will be ask to pay .I am very
sorry for all the problem that you have passed through because of this
your belong payment of which you failed till now,I will guarantee you
100% sure that you will not pay any more money after you send this fee
because you will pick up your first payment within 45 minutes after
receiving the last fee from you and I will be the cost of the fee if
it is any other fee but I believer that no any fee we will ask you to
pay again I am makes sure that I must put smile on your face next week
I am waiting for your payment because this transaction has taken so
long and I don't want you to lose this fund at the end This are your
funds which is already in our system to transfer to you and it will be
release to you as soon as you pay the (A.R.O) Authorization Release
Order fees of $98.USD.

This is your (1) Ref-control number of $10,000.00USD:
Sender Name:========Mr. Patrick Johnson
Ref Number:===========5645-3563
Amount:==============$10,000.00USD
Question:=============Paid
Answer:================Receive

For us to give you the complete information's is for you to send
the requested fees/charges to our cashier direct
Receiver Name:__________
RECEIVER NAME:...... NONSO JOHN OGUGUWA
COUNTRY:........BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:............COTONOU
TEST QUESTION:..REF10
TEST ANSWER:....REF10
AMOUNT:....$98.00
MTCN.........

We assure you that as soon as you send the $98 USD via Money-Gram your
funds will automatically release to you before 45 min's time just let
me know once you send the money , so I hope to hear from you soonest
to precede your transfer immediately

Your's Sincerely,
Mr. Larry Linker
Managing Director (Foreign Dept)
UBA Bank Money-Gram Office,

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This email is intended for the named recipient only and may contain
privilage 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.

Thanks
Operation Manager; Mr.Eddie Eagles
Director Money Gram
Money Transfer.E-mail:info.moneygram25@yahoo.com

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