419 scam: "Mr.Tony Mike" <"Mike."@triton.ocn.ne.jp> Attention

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
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.
- +22999192167 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- officew359@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Tony Mike" <"Mike."@triton.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Tony Mike" <officew359@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:10:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention

Attention

Western Union Head Office and This is to inform you that International Monetary Fund IMF is compensating all the scam victims $2.700.000.00USD here in Benin Republic(Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollar Only each, and your email address was found in the scam victim's
list.

This Western Union head office has been mandated by the International Monetary Fund IMF Director to transfer your compensation fund to you via Western Union Transfer Daily. We the western union office here stated that you will be receiving your fund $2.700.000.00 at the maximum of $5,000.00 daily is the whole fund $2.700.000.00 is completely transfer to you. We have sent out your first payment $5,000 MTCN#_ 8860-3341-09# but it placed on hold because your payment is not yet activated.

BELOW IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT $5,OOO.OOUSD but still on hold

MTCN#________________________ 8860-3341-09#
Sender$B!G(Bs First Name:-------Dr.Kesh
Sender$B!G(Bs Last Name:------Tony Mike
Sender$B!G(Bs Location:------- Seattle,Benin Republic
Amount sent:------- $5000

Remember we need your full information as where we will be sending the second payments $5000 to avoid wrong transfer such as,

Your Full Name:............................
Your Home Address:..........................
Your Country/ City: .............................
Your Age:....................................
Your Sex:........................................
Your Direct Phone Number:..........................
Your ID copy:............................

Note that you are not expected to pay for transfer charges all the fee has been paid by International Monetary Fund the depositor.The only fee you will you send before you will start picking up your daily payment $5,000.00 as it was sign is only $150 ONLY for the activation of your western union payment transfer files.

Note that your payment files will be returned to the I.M.F within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF.

Contact us Below: (officew359@gmail.com )
Call me now +229-99192167
Thanks,
Mr.Tony Mike

The Western Union Director Benin Republic
Call me now +229-99192167
Urgent Contact us now: officew359@gmail.com

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