419 scam: James Lee <infoecb7@gmail.com> MTCN PICK UP $10,000:

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- "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.
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.
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.
- infop9289@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Lee <infoecb7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infop9289@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 20:16:45 +0100
Subject: MTCN PICK UP $10,000:

Attention Customer, MTCN PICK

UP $5000:

compliment of the season,We

wish to notify you this good

news from the Presidency

Office and Minister of Finance

after the meeting hold

yesterday with the United

Nations embarked on a

compensation scheme and the

beneficial arise were selected

randomly email database all

over the world and you are

lucky to be one of the few

lucky beneficiaries after the

order was giving from the

United Nation Africa President

to pay all foreigners funds

been hold up for one reason

and other and STATES THAT YOU

ONLY HAVE 48HOURS TO EFFECT

PAYMENT FOR THE ACTIVATION OF

YOUR MTCN as We have concluded

to effect your payment through

Western Union Money Transfer

$10,000. Daily until the total

of (10.5M)is completely

transferred.The money is

available for pick up.

Therefore you cannot cash it

out in any Western Union

office due to its restriction

from our head Office, which

was a security measure because

the money has been in the air

for three days now and maybe

in danger, hence the mtcn has

to be reactivated to enable

you cash out the money in any

Western Union office in your

area and the reactivation of

the MTCN will cost you $98

only and once this is paid,

our Head Office will release

the fund on hold to enable you

cash it.

Name: MR. VITUS UCHE
E-mail: (infop9289@gmail.com)

ENCLOSE YOU FINE THE PAYMENT

DETAILS THAT WAS SENT TODAY!

Money Transfer Control Number

(M.T.C.N):#399-583-3246

(Pending)

Reference-MTCN:733-566-4010
sender s Name: John Ojadi
AMOUNT SEND: $10,000

(available to pick up)

https://secure.moneygram.com/t

rack
Total Amount To be cashed:

$10.5m USD.

With due respect please get

back to this office urgently

after tracking the money

online as am waiting to hear

from you with the transfer

charge payment of $152 today

for the reactivation of the

MTCN.

Receiver Name: ORJI ENI JAMES
Country------Benin Republic
City-----Cotonou
Question----A
Answer-----B
Amount_______$98.00
Sender's Name............
MTCN No#....................

Regards
James Lee

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