419 scam: PETER ALEX <"www."@aria.ocn.ne.jp> Attn My Dear

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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:
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
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 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.
- moneygramoffice420@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PETER ALEX <"www."@aria.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: PETER ALEX <moneygramoffice420@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 10:00:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn My Dear

The International Monetary Fund IMF is compensating all the scam victims in
conjunction with the,

United Nation Compensation Commission(UNCC) and the authorized governing
body of the United Nations Monitory unit has been authorized to investigate the
unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor by
the United National Security Council.
in course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the previously appointed
paying bank who were making effort to divert allocated funds into their private
bank accounts. An irrevocable paying guarantee has been issued by the World
Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for your payment.

The United Nation Compensation Commission(UNCC) was created in 1991 as a
subsidiary organ of the United Nation Security Council under Security Council
resolution 687(1991) to process claims and pay compensation for the losses and
damages suffered as a direct result,unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait
in 199 0-91. Their first meeting held on the 8 th of April 2003.

The United Nation Compensation Commission have received all the overdue
outstanding payment owed to the following: firm, Contractors, Inheritance, Next
of Kin, supper hurricane Sandy and Lottery beneficiaries that originated from
Africa, Europe, America, Asia including Middle East. Your payment have been
approved to be credited in your favour through( MONEY-GRAM TRANSFER)

your email address was found in the scam victim's list. We have been Ordered
to,
Pay you the total Funds of $3.7Million through Money Gram Transfer Today, and
the Maximum Amount you will be Receiving each day starting from today is
$5,000
daily until the money is Completely Transferred to you. So you ought to make
contact with the MONEY-GRAM MANAGER : In the person of: (Dr.JOHN SHABANGU )

E- mail:(moneygramoffice420@gmail.com) And contact him via his stated e-mail
to give
your full information,Test Question and Answer to pick up your First Payment and let me know once you Confirm it all.

please reconfirm the following information for confirmation,
Full names............
Your address......
Country/State........
Occupation...........
Passport/Driving License
Tel...........

Note: importantly, that your case Reference Number: UNCCORG/8491IMF for your payment falls under the USA-Euro-Asia-Africa geographic payment zoning (UEAA1). Therefore your payment, when processed under the UEAA1 geographic payment
zoning in Benin Republic United Nations Branch, will be executed by our
treasury allocation of funds to an appointed paying bank in U.S.A. .

Yours Faithful
PETER ALEX
ACCOUNTANT MANAGER

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