419 scam: MrJohn Peter <"www."@gaea.ocn.ne.jp> Dear 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:
- "affidavit of claim" (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. )
- "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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
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.
- +22998795289 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MrJohn Peter <"www."@gaea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MrJohn Peter <ucbankchicago@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 04:25:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Customer,

WELCOME TO US BANK CHICAGO ll HEAD OFFICE,

Dear Customer,

In respect of your fund inheritance payment $14.3 Million

US Dollars,

we the bank authorities US Bank of Chicago IL, head

office will send

you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total

funds of $14.3 Million USD according to the instruction

from our creditor department

here in the bank today. After the board of directors

meeting held on

25 June 2017 the total payment was approved for payment

to you

in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw

of your fund

in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum

amount of

$15,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total

payment of $14.3 Million USD credited in your ATM

account.

Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $2300 USD

request for

obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your

transaction with

government of your fund origin been Federal Justice

Republic BENIN,

the US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in

Washington DC

capital United State of America will declare your payment

free from

any money laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor

activities to

enable our service have the authority of release the

payment to you

and register it with US MAILING POST for over-night

delivery to your

address without delay.

Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information

Full Name......

Current delivery address....

Mobile phone number...

Direct phone number....

And here is information to send the fee to them because

all modality

has already been worked out even before you were contact

and noted;

also all we request from you is to follow our instruction

so we can

deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. Send the

$2300usd only

WESTERN UNION TRANSFER IN BENIN

as list following to enable them release the document

today.

Send us the MTCN Control Numbers or money gram reference

morneger once

you make the payment so we can direct it to the right

office

imposition to release the document. And immediately you

make the

payment to them the document will sign and your ATM

parcel will

deliver to your address without delay.Email MR JOHN PETER

+22998795289

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