419 scam: mgo1h <cpdelpratto@arnet.com.ar> Dear valued customer,

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
- mgo1h31@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: mgo1h <cpdelpratto@arnet.com.ar>
Reply-To: <mgo1h31@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:40:12 -0300
Subject: Dear valued customer,

Dear valued customer,
We have sent the sum of $5,000 out of your total compensation sum of
$2.3Million from money gram head office Benin republic. All we need
from you now is just your long time lost information such as your

1, Your Name___________
2, Your Country___________
3, Your Phone Number______
4, Your occupation_______
Why we asked you to send us your full information is that the money we
sent
to you is not in your name and the only thing we can do for you to pick
up the
money is that we will activate the file into your name and that is the
only way
you can pick it up.
Here are the reference number of your first payment, Reference
number:: (69133972) Senders first name:: (Ezennia), Senders last name::
(Ike), Amount:: ($5,000).

You can verify the reference number in any money gram office near you
or by tracking it on our website with this link,
(https://secure.moneygram.com/track. Just fill the reference number
(69133972) and fill your senders last name (Ike) then click track to
verify the available of the first payment,
THANKS!
And once you tracked the money up you will see that the money is
available with
the last name (IKE) and once we activate the file into your name you
will be
able to pick it up, and the activation fee is only $500 for the
activation.
Thank you for your understanding.

And here is the information you will use to send the fee.
Receiver name..Eric Eze
Country:Benin Republic
City:Cotonou
Question:urgent
Answer:needed
Amount:$500
Reference number........
Senders name..............
MTCNâ€¦â€¦.money gram office.
We are waiting to hear from you soon.
REGARDS: MONEY GRAM OFFICE
OFFICE Email-(mgo1h31@gmail.com)
BENIN REPUBLIC 2016.

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