419 scam: "DR.MURRY DANIL" <0000officeff@att.net> Attn My Dear Customer

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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:
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- "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.
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.
- +22999141482 (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.
- uambassador21@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.MURRY DANIL" <0000officeff@att.net>
Reply-To: uambassador21@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 08:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn My Dear Customer

Attn My Dear Customer

In regard to your package which contain
the MasterCard. FedEx update me today that your package have stay long
than what they expected and they want you to show some seriousness to
the charge fee required to get the package shipped to you.

I know things are hard now in terms of
financially but you need to know that this package is very important and
the total amount the Master Card contain is $3.5 Million usd and your
daily limit withdraw is $15,000 usd per day program by the International
Credit system The charge fee required to pay the security keeping fee
is $69 usd and this is the last fee required if any other fee occurs i
will make sure FedEx return all the money you have sent previously so
you have nothing to worry about, I assure you that i will make sure
shipment commence once the charge fee is paid to US

THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OF SAM CHIKA TO
SEND THE $69 USD THROUGH MONEYGRAM AND ONCE PAYMENT IS MADE GET BACK TO
ME WITH THE PAYMENT CONFIRMATION DETAILS SO I CAN FORWARD IT TO HIM SO
THE CHARGE FEE CAN BE PAID AND SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE ONCE THIS IS DONE
OK.

NAME........James Ogbu

ADDRESS:,,,,,BENIN REPUBLIC

CITY: .......COTONOU COUNTRY

ZIP CODE: 299

TEXT ....ONCE ANSWER: .FAITH,

AMOUNT IS $69 DOLLAR ONLY.

AMOUNT,$69 usd Once payment is made get
back to me with the payment confirmation details required however below
for shipment requesting information can commence and i will forward it
to FedEx so shipment will commence immediately.

SENDER NAME......CONFIRMATION

ADDRESS.........TELEPHONE

NUMBER....NOTE:

THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR MASTERCARD
CONTAIN IS $3.5 MILLION USD AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST UP TILL DATE. YOUR
DAILY LIMIT WITHDRAW IS $15,000 usd PER DAY ONCE YOUR PACKAGE IS
SHIPPED AND YOU RECEIVE IT YOU WILL RECOVER ALL YOU HAVE SPENT HOPE YOU
UNDERSTAND.

Have a wonderful day and remember all you need to send is $69 usd only to complete everything.

Email Address; uambassador21@yahoo.com

DR.MURRY DANIL. +229-99141 482 SENIOR
OFFICE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC. J.
Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW Washington,
D.C.20535-0001, USA,

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