419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Johnson" <williams.kevin95@yahoo.fr> UBA Bank Money-Gram Office,

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "moneygram62@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "moneygram62@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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 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.
- +22998677751 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Patrick Johnson" <williams.kevin95@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: moneygram62@live.fr
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 07:40:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UBA Bank Money-Gram Office,

UBA BANK HEAD OFFICE

741 Rue des Francisains Adidogome

Benin Republic / Lome broade

P.O Box 9263

Hello Dear Customer,

Greetings, am very sorry for taken too
much of your time at this moment but please try to understand and bear
with me as soon as you go through this urgent message, since this is
not the first i am sending you this message, please know that the only
thing left for you to do now is to pay the (A.R.O) Authorization
Release Order of $110.00USD which is the only charges you will be ask
to pay .I am very sorry for all the problem that you have passed
through because of this your belong payment of which you failed till
now,

I will guarantee you 100% sure that
you will not pay any more money after you send this fee because you
will pick up your first payment within 45 minutes after receiving the
last fee from you and I will be the cost of the fee if it is any other
fee but I believer that no any fee we will ask you to pay again I am
makes sure that I must put smile on your face next week I am waiting
for your payment because this transaction has taken so long and I don't
want you to lose this fund at the end This are your funds which is
already in our system to transfer to you and it will be release to you
as soon as you pay the (A.R.O) Authorization Release Order fees of
$110.00USD.

This is your (1) Ref-control number of $10,000.00USD:

Sender Name:========Mr. Patrick Johnson

Ref Number:===========5645-3563

Amount:==============$10,000.00USD

Question:=============Paid to ?

Answer:================Received

For us to give you the complete information's is for you to send the requested fees/charges to our cashier directly

Receiver Name:____________Mr.Ikwunne Anthony Onyibor

City:______________________Cotonou

Receiver Country:__________Benin Republic

Question:_______________________GOD?

Answer:_______________________IS GOOD

Amount:_________________________$110.00USD

We assure you that as soon as you send
the $110.00USD via western union or Money-Gram your funds will
automatically release to you before 45 min's time just me me know once
you send the money , so I hope to hear from you soonest

to precede your transfer immediately

Your's Sincerely,

Mr. Patrick Johnson

Managing Director (Foreign Dept)

UBA Bank Money-Gram Office,

Call me at + 229 986-777-51

Money Transfer.E-mail(moneygram62@live.fr)

E-mail:(moneygram62@live.fr)

Registered 2011 - 2012 Money Gram
Money Transfer. All Right Reserved This email is intended for the named
recipient only and may contain privilage and confidential information.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately.
Please do not disclose the contents to anyone or copy it to outside.

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