419 scam: Money Gram Head Office <"www."@aurora.ocn.ne.jp> Money Gram Head Office

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "you are required to pay " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Money Gram Head Office <"www."@aurora.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Money Gram Head Office <williamsbenson@citromail.hu>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 08:25:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Money Gram Head Office

Money Gram Head Office
St Michel Face Eglise Cotonou, CN,
Benin Republic
Open time 8:00 PM

Dear Esteem Customer;

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the 2015 scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims list. This Money GramÂ®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Money GramÂ® Money Transfer your email and your details is well noted nevertheless we have programmed your total funds US$2.8 Million into our system follow our agreements with Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Accordingly as we are told to informed you that you are required to pay US$97 which will enable our authority the Ministry of Finance sign your FILE the FUNDS RELEASE ORDER and you will be receiving US$15,000 on a daily basis until your total payments US$2.8 Million is completely transferred.

Note signing the Funds Release Order will proof the legitimate origin of your fund and this will proof that your funds is not drug money.

BELOW IS THE INSTRUCTION FOR YOU TO SEND THE US$95 FEE THROUGH OUR SERVICE MONEY GRAM STORE:

RECEIVER NAME: ======DAN UBA
COUNTRY: ====== Benin Republic
CITY: ======= Cotonou
TEST QUESTION: ==== COLOR
ANSWER: ====== WHITE
AMOUNT: ===== US$97

You are required to make the payment today to the above cashiers name today so that you can be able to pick your first payment of US$5,000 today.

Based on our official arrangement your daily payments of US$15,000 will be split into 3 Reference Number / MTCN and it will worth US$5,000 per each and we will release three payments to you every day, below is your first payment information but its still on hold until you pay the required fee US$97 which will enable our authority the Ministry of Finance sign your FILE the FUNDS RELEASE ORDER today.

SENDER FIRST NAME?....WILLEM
SENDER LAST NAME.....Shabangu
TEST QUESTION?IN GOD
TEST ANSWER?..WE TRUST
AMOUNT ???..$5,000 USD
MTCN==62272243

Thanks for your understanding it's our pleasure to serve you

Yours in Service
Mr. WILLIAMS BENSON
General Manager Money Gram
Legal Affairs Cotonou-Benin

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