419 scam: "Rosemary O. Agata"<test@skeltonftp.ca> Re: Money Gram Payment sent

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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:
- "required 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. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +22999666825 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
- +229 (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.
- mgram432@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rosemary O. Agata" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mgram432@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:44:48 +0100
Subject: Re: Money Gram Payment sent

MONEY GRAM TRANSFER.
WEST AFRICA ZONAL OFFICE.
TELEPHONE: +229 99 666825
DATE: 03/30/2016.
E-mail: mgram432@gmail.com

I am here by apologizing for the delayed of your USD$2,500,000.00 Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars because I traveled
out of country since and have been in Paris-France all this while I
just came back 2 days ago.

However I asked Mr. Lawrence Obadigbo about your funds and he told me
that you did not get the fund till this date. I asked him why and he
explained to me that you couldn't be able to pay the required fee
needed to start releasing your payments. I ask him why they requested
such huge amount from you instead of USD$58 I instructed him before I
traveled.

Right now the only amount you have to send is only USD$58 for the
activation of your Money Gram VAT File paper to entitle you receiving
your daily payments till done.

The USD$58 should be sending to below view Money Gram Transfer: -

Receivers Name: PHILIP NNECHI
Receivers Country: BENIN
Receivers Address: Pb No/102 Agata Road Gbodje Street
Receivers Zip Code: 00229
Text Question: OK
Text Answer: OK.
Amount: USD$58
Reference Number:
Senders name:

Be advice that after this very USD$58, therefore will be none payment
from you again than your daily confirming payment of USD$4,500 till
the whole USD$2,500,000.00 is completed.
My word and order to the MONEY GRAM Manager Director is that you
should pay only bet USD$58 no more no less. Therefore if anybody asks
you for any additional payment after you paying USD$58 kindly report
to me because the person has cross line of my orders.

Please I’m real sorry for the inconveniences this delayed might cause to you.

Thanks:.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Rosemary O. Agata.
OR CALL ON PHONE +229 99 666825
E-mail: mgram432@gmail.com
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