419 scam: MoneyGram Transfer <nelsonbrown@sage.ocn.ne.jp> Attention ,

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22968582470 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- moneygram866@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MoneyGram Transfer <nelsonbrown@sage.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "moneygram866@gmail.com" <moneygram866@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:18:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention ,

Attention ,

I write to inform you that we have already sent you
$5000.00 US Dollars through MONEY GRAM as we have
Been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation
Payment of $800,000 US Dollars via Money Gram
by the Benin Republic Government and United Nation for this year 2016.

The money is available for pickup which was deposited
For transfer to you. The money is available
For pick up by receiver (you) but when you track it, it
Will display ERROR due to the fact that it has been
Deactivated from our head office for security reason
Because it has stayed too long on air as we have been trying To reach you on the phone for some days now but it was not reachable.

Therefore you cannot cash it out in any Money Gram office due to it restriction from our head office, which was a security measure because the money has Been in the air for three days now and may be in danger.

Henceforth the Money Gram Reference Numbers has to be reactivated to enable you cash out The money in any Money Gram office in your area, the Reactivation will cost you $199.00usd only,Once this is paid, our head office will release the fund on hold to enable you cash it.

With due respect, please get back to me urgently after Checking the fund transfer status. Mr Nelson Brown will instruct you on how to send the $199.00 for the reactivation of of you money gram control numbers.

Full Name:
Current Personal Phone Number:
Country of Residence:
Are you ready to Pay the Activation Fee and receive you funds? Then get back to us.

Foreign Operations Manager:Mr Nelson Brown
Email To Contact:(moneygram866@gmail.com)
Phone Number Call:+229-68582470.

Best Regard
Mr Nelson Brown.

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