419 scam: "PASTOR.ONYKA MIKE UZOR" <surfcafe@cybersmart.co.za> +22999706828

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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. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999679097 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "PASTOR.ONYKA MIKE UZOR" <surfcafe@cybersmart.co.za>
Reply-To: <austinekelvine@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:20:29 -0700
Subject: +22999706828

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MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER
DEPARTMENT..LOCATION ADDRESS; PLOT 1261
ADEOLA HOPEWELL STREET CO/NIG.

Payment Notification

Note; we discovered that some internet hackers (Fraudsters) are
accessing
our e-mail account trying to hack your funds from our system, so we
have
concluded to effect your payments through Money Gram International
Transfer
and it will be sending $10,000 to you daily until your $20 million is
completely transferred to you accordingly. The only money you are to
pay
for this service is $150 so as to enable us purchase and update your
transfer files to prevent any illegal transfer of your funds or any
form of
hindrance in receiving your funds. This is the only fee you are asked
to
pay in this regards. So know it, there will be no any other money you
will
be demand to send.

We shall obtain the Transfer Authorized certificates and finalize the
process of your daily transfer and then authorize the appointed Money
Gram
Office to effect your payments today as soon as you send the fee to us
Kindly fill in the below transfer form and forward back to us which
will
enable on the transfer.

1. NAME OF RECEIVER
2. COUNTRY
3. STATE
4. CITY
5. TEL PHONE NUMBER
6. TEXT QUESTION
7. TEXT ANSWER

Below is the information which you can use to send the required fee
through
Money Gram close to you

Receiver.......... EMA EZE
Country...........Benin Republic
City...............Cotonou
Amount...........$150 Only

After you send the fee to this information, you should send the payment
information's to us together with the transfer form giving to you
above,
immediately we re-new your payment files, you will start receiving your
payments daily as stated above.

Here are details of your first payment of $10,000 USD made on your
behalf
but it has no receiver's name yet until you remit the $150 USD required
to
us before we can re-new and update the transfer files on your name and
put
your name as the receiver.

Ref# 802-774-89
Amount: $10,000

Note that within 48hrs if you do not remit the required $150 USD the
transfer will be retrieve back and remember that the money details
given to
you do not bear your name as the receiver yet until you make the
payment of
the $150 USD.

BEST REGARD
PASTOR.ONYKA MIKE UZOR
Phone +229 99679097
DIRECTOR GENERAL MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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