419 scam: "U.S. Secretary of State" <barrydaviesjoseph100@gmail.com> Attention Beneficiaries, Greetings from the U.S Secretary of State !!!

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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. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- infomoneygramtransfer001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Secretary of State" <barrydaviesjoseph100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infomoneygramtransfer001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:34:45 -0300
Subject: Attention Beneficiaries, Greetings from the U.S Secretary of State !!!

Attention Beneficiaries, Greetings from the U.S Secretary of State !!!

CONGRATULATIONS MY DEAR ESTEEMED FRIEND: This is Mr. Antony John
Blinken, United States Secretary of State. I am the Secretary of the
United State of America. I am sending this letter for the second time.
I don't know if you received the first letter I sent you regarding
your money gram payment. During the joint meeting of the European
Union (E.U.) with the Ad Hoc Executive Committee of the United Nations
(U.N.) for lottery winnings, contract and inheritance fund payments;
We have setup a Scam Victims Compensation on your behalf with the sum
of US$10.5M approved in your name through United Nations mass assisted
project funds.

This compensation involves business investment failure, Inheritance,
Contracts, Lottery, Dating, Diplomatic Payment, loan E.T.C, the mass
assisted fund was approved to settle failed business / scam extortion.
also we were dismayed to find that your payment had been unnecessarily
delayed by the corrupt officials who had used your payment transaction
as a means to satisfy their selfish interests.

In addition, we plead you to stop communicating with other departments
of banks and companies, etc, as your total Legal fund has been
deposited and approved by the MoneyGram office for a total of $10.5
Million (Ten Million Five Hundred United State dollars). After our
last meeting with the MoneyGram Authority on Monday JUNE 14/6/2021
regarding your monetary transaction, after we approved your payment,
we determined with the MoneyGram Office that you could receive your
payment by $10,000.00 X3 or x4 daily to help complete this transaction
before OCTOBER 2021.

It is recommended that you contact the MoneyGram Office of the new
Managing Director, Mr. Charles Ron Bernard. for the transfer of your
fund. As we have finalized with the MoneyGram AUTHORITY, he will send
$10,000.00USD x3 or x4 DAILY and you will receive it at any MoneyGram
office until your total of $10.5M ( Ten million Five Hundred United
State dollars) is completely transferred to you. we recommend you
contacting Mr. Charles Ron Bernard. Managing Director, MoneyGram
Office. Once you receive this email, also follow his instructions and
ask him what you need to do to start receiving your $10,000.00 x3 or
X4 daily payment through any MoneyGram office there in your city.
After following his instructions, he can process your payment file and
start sending MoneyGram # payment reference information to pick up
your daily payment of $10,000.00 x3 or X4 per day.

You need to contact the New manager of the MoneyGram Office, Mr.
Charles Ron Bernard, through the following contacts.

Name:_______CHARLES RON BERNARD, Managing Director, MoneyGram Office

His Email:______ infomoneygramtransfer001@gmail.com

His Telephone:____+1 (360) 587-3259

Note: that you will receiving $10,000.00USD (Ten Thousand United State
Dollar) x3 or x4 Per day through MoneyGram office in your country
until total of your $10.500,000.00 Million USD is completed
transferred to you, with your personal information via MoneyGram:

Therefore, you are advised to send the MoneyGram with your complete
information to avoid an incorrect transfer.

1) Your Full Name:___________
2) Your Full Address:____________
3) Your Country:_____________
4) Your City:________________
5) Your Fax No:_________________
6) Your Mobile Phone No:________________
7) Your Occupation: ____________
8) Your Age:____________
9) Your Marital Status:_________
10) Your Sex:____________
11) Your Second Email:_______________
12) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License:_____

Finally, you are advised to let us know as soon as you have received
all of your funds $10.5M USD, from Money Gram and make sure follow
instruction from

Best regards.
Mr. Antony John Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Address: 666 5th Ave, New York, NY 10103, United States

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