419 scam: "Mrs.Benitez Monica"<may@ntfia.gov.tw> [GSN Suspected Spam] Your money has been sent, please confirm.

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the 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.
- rve.garvejulius12@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Benitez Monica" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rve.garvejulius12@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 22:31:51 +0200
Subject: [GSN Suspected Spam] Your money has been sent, please confirm.

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Your money has been sent, please confirm. Western Union Money Transfer Burkina Faso Head Office: Sect 15 Avenue loudin. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Dear Beneficiary: Our Operation Manager has extracted your 1st payment of US$5,000.00 out of your total fund of (US$1.5 Million). We need your full information for the transfer in your favour. We scheduled installmental payments of the sums of US$5,000.00 daily through the cash fast Western Union, payment at counter as directed and we have commenced the relevant programming and the documentations of the said funds, as we are instructed to make the first payment of US$5,000.00 MTCN available in your name upon the receipt of your information from you as requires bellows: Your full name: Contact address: Phone number: Your ID card: Contact our Operational agent Rve.Garvey Julius through our office E-mail: rve.garvejulius12@hotmail.fr You can as well call him on phone for more enlightenment on your money,00226 76 32 26 98 Thanks. Mrs.Benitez Monica, Western Union Money Transfer, Management office B/F.

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