419 scam: JOHN OWEN <williamshenry473@yahoo.fr> 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)
- "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: JOHN OWEN <williamshenry473@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: JOHN OWEN <johnowenbrennan1@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:07:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH.

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

Please,We have this month of November 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 $3.7 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 $9,000 on daily basis through MONEY GRAM ONLINE CASH.
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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 Edward Gerke contacted us and said you are on sick bed and ordered him to contact us to remit the USD$3.7Million 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 valuedÂ USD$3.7 Million Winning quickly granted approvals to their application now waiting for final endorsement from Board of Trustees.
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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 Edward Gerke 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 $88 which you will send before we commence the transfer of your first payment $9,000.00usd today, 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.Â e-mail me back using thisÂ as your silence will be a clear indication that you authorized him to effect the above changes.
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Therefore, you are hereby advice to offset the required payment of US$88.00 with our name and information belowÂ using.to enableÂ us transfer your funds of $9,000 daily until the total sum of $3.7M is completely transferred to you.
SEND THE $88 VIA MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER ONLY.
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Receiver's Name:..... JAMES EMEKA
Country............. ......Benin Republic.
City.........................Cotonou,
zip code................00229
Question:... .......When
Answer:.......... .Today
Amount...............$88
sender's name.......
MTCN................
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Moreover, this is your payment information and we will remit your payment of $9,000 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.........................
3) Mobile:. ........................
4) Home/ Office Address:....
5) Profession and Age:.......
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Am waiting for your urgent response.

Best Regards
Mr. John Owen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Benin Republic.

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