419 scam: "DR.JOHN WILLIAM" <asidabir@gmail.com> MTCN : 9103694204 TO PICK UP YOUR $5000.00 OK

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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. )
- "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.
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.
- +22998746691 (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.
- m_finace@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JOHN WILLIAM" <asidabir@gmail.com>
Reply-To: m_finace@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:22:26 +0530 (IST)
Subject: MTCN : 9103694204 TO PICK UP YOUR $5000.00 OK

ATTENTION

This is to inform you that this office was instructed to pay your fund $2.5Million U.S.A Dollars by America security leading team and America representative embassy between now until end of June 2011 per day you will receive the sum of $5,000 Dollars,

However be informed that we have send the sum of $5000 Dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment you have only four hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today is $5000 in three different payments and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below.

Website:www.westernunion.com CLICK TRACKING
Sender First Name:----Norm Straley
MTCN NUMBERS:----9103694204
Question:---God
Answer:----Bless
Amount: USD$6,000.00

Once again be advice to reconfirm your information such as;

RECEIVER NAME____
COUNTRY___________
CITY________________
TEL_________________
TEST QUESTION______
ANSWER_____________

Again You are required to send us $100.00 only and this fee will be used to allow us Renew your payment file so that you can ba able to pick up your $6,000.00 today without more delaying,

We will put your name as the receive'e name as soon as we recieve the $100.00 for the renew of your payment file.You know we can not jsut Western union your first payment without renewyour payment file because the amount wchich has been madated to be sending to you is too big and we can not do anything untill we recieve our fee for the renewal of your said payment fil. below is the information where you can send us the fee to allow us release of your payment immediately.

Receiver Name:::::::::::::::: Mr Okechukwu Chibike
Country:::::::::::::::: Benin Republic
City:::::::::::::::: Cotonou
Address:::::::::::::::: St, Peter & Paul Road Cotonou Benin Republic.
Text Question::::::::::::::::: How Long?
Answer:::::::::::::::: Today
Amount::::::::::::::::: $100usd
Sender's Name.::::::::::::::::
MTCN.::::::::::::::::

Furthermore you advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within 10 hours without hearing from you. Count your payment cancelled. Number to call is below listed Manager Director Office Dr.Simeon Miracle of release order: +229-98746691 .E-mail addresses :m_finace@yahoo.fr Thanks and my regards DR.JOHN WILLIAM,

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