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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. )
- 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.
- onwer77@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: =?utf-8?Q?MoneyGram=C2=AE?= MONEY TRANSFER <"www."@jupiter.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: =?utf-8?Q?MoneyGram=C2=AE?= MONEY TRANSFER <onwer77@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Director_of_MoneyGram=C2=AE__New_York_City_USA?=
MoneyGram® MONEY TRANSFER
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
New York City USA
+1 (216) 307-7491 (phone)
THIS LETTER OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE MoneyGram INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER UNITED STATE IS TO INOFRM YOU THAT THE MoneyGram OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND MANDATED TO FINALIZE YOUR OVERDUE TRANSCATION VIA THE MoneyGram MONEY TRANSFER.
WE FINALLY CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT OF (US$7.400.000,00) VIA MoneyGram OFFICE THIS MORNING AS THE BEST AND EASIER WAY TO CASH YOUR FUNDS IN ANY OF YOUR NEAREST MoneyGram OFFICE IN YOUR CITY, WELL BASED ON THE AGREEMENT WITH MoneyGram DIRECTOR OF BENIN REPUBLIC, TERRY YOUNG, BE INFORMED THAT YOUR TRANSFER SHALL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY YOU CONTACT THE MoneyGram OFFICE OF BENIN REPUBLIC RECONFIRM ALL YOUR INFORMATION TO THEM AS FOLLOW:
YOUR NAME___________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______
YOUR COUNTY/CITY___________
YOUR AGE/SEX_____________
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER_______
ID COPY_______
OCCUPATION_______
MONEY GRAM OFFICE
CONTACT PERSON: MRS. TERRY YOUNG
CONTACT EMAIL: onwer77@hotmail.com
CONTACT TELEPHONE:+229 67 99-68-60-28
MONEYGRAM OFFICE OF BENIN REPUBLIC HAS ASSISTED TO SEND THE FIRST $5000.00 TO YOU THROUGH MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER. SO CONTACT MONEYGRAM AGENT TERRY YOUNG, AND ASK HER OFFICE HOW MUCH CHARGE YOU NEED TO REMIT TO THEM FOR PROCESSING CHARGE BEFORE THEY CAN ALLOW YOU PICK UP THE FIRST $5000 PAYMENT.
Thanks for Using MoneyGram®
Dr. Derek Wilson
Director of MoneyGram®
New York City USA
+1 (216) 307-7491 (phone)
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