419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Dansuki"<shimixxxx@walla.com> CONTACT MONEY GRAM OFFICE FOR YOUR PAYMENTS

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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)
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.
- +22967783003 (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.
- transfermoneygram212@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Dansuki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transfermoneygram212@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 16:18:50 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MONEY GRAM OFFICE FOR YOUR PAYMENTS

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION IS TO DRAWN TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE SUM OF $10,000.00 DAILY UNTIL THE $1.500,000.00 IS COMPLETELY TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, OUR OFFICE HAS ALREADY SENT THE SUM OF $10,000.00 TODAY.

THEREFORE, KINDLY CONTACT (MR. MARCEL OWURAH ) THE MONEY GRAM AGENT SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $10,000 IN ANY MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER LOCATED AROUND YOU. BELOW IS THE MONEY GRAM AGENT CONTACT INFORMATION.

CONTACT PERSON: MR. MARCEL OWURAH,
E-MAIL ( transfermoneygram212@gmail.com )
TEL: +229-67783003

ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY GRAM REFERENCE NUMBER TOGETHER WITH THE SENDERS DETAILS TO ENABLE YOU PICKS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $10,000.00 IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY DELAY. ALSO YOU SHOULD SEND TO HIM YOUR INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BELOW TO ENABLE HIM LOCATE YOUR PAYMENT FILES AND GIVE YOU THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT TODAY.

YOUR NAME.......
COUNTRY........
PHONE NO.......
ADDRESS/CITY.........
AGE/SEX.....
OCCUPATION....

CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION SO THAT HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE MONEY GRAM PAYMENT DETAILS WHICH YOU NEED TO PICK YOUR FIRST PAYMENT AT ANY MONEY GRAM BRANCH LOCATED AROUND YOU.

THANKS YOURS,
MRS. SUSAN DANSUKI.

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