419 scam: "MRS BLESSING NKEM" <info@shqeq.net> Contact The Money Gram Office Now!!!

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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:
- "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.
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.
- m_gram46@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS BLESSING NKEM" <info@shqeq.net>
Reply-To: m_gram46@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:17:24 -0800
Subject: Contact The Money Gram Office Now!!!

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY WE THE MONEY GRAM AGENT REMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YO=
UR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $850.000 USD THROUGH MONEY GRAM, YOU WILL B=
E RECEIVING $2,000.00USD PER DAY. NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU=
. SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR REV DR. SAM TATA AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONE=
Y GRAM PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FUNDS TH=
ROUGH MONEY GRAM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF MO=
NEY GRAM DIRECTOR GENERAL REV DR.SAM TATA EMAIL ADDRESS (m_gram46@yahoo.com=
) CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU THE REFERENCE NUMBER T=
O COLLECT YOUR $2,000 USD. YOUR NAME, COUNTRY, PHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS/CITY, =
AGE/SEX CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE MONEY GRAM INFORMA=
TION TO YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN BEST REGARDS, MRS BLESSING NKEM Contact Th=
e Money Gram Office Now.

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