419 scam: "Robert S. Mueller III" <mgram970@gmail.com> DEAR OWNER WE SIGNED AGAINST YOU

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
- +22998333967 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert S. Mueller III" <mgram970@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbi.office2015@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 23:26:45 -0800
Subject: DEAR OWNER WE SIGNED AGAINST YOU

*DEAR OWNER WE SIGNED AGAINST YOU*

*YOU FAILED TO COMPLY WITH OUR DIRECTIVES AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE
DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU ON THE 1ST OF APRIL AS OUR DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN
NOTIFIED ABOUT YOU GET THE PROCESS COMPLETED YESTERDAY AND RIGHT NOW THE
WARRANT OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS STRICTLY SIGNED BY THE FBI DIRECTOR.*

*WE HAVE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE
FRAUDULENT DEAL WAS COMMITTED WITH YOUR INFORMATION'S/IDENTITY AND RIGHT
NOW IF YOUR ID IS PLACED ON OUR WEBSITE AS A WANTED PERSON, I BELIEVE YOU
KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A SHAME TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY BECAUSE AFTER
THEN IT WILL BE ANNOUNCE IN ALL THE LOCAL CHANNELS THAT YOU ARE WANTED BY
THE FBI.*

*AS A GOOD CHRISTIAN AND A HONEST MAN, I DECIDED TO SEE HOW I COULD BE OF
TO HELP YOU BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU END UP IN JAIL AND ALL
YOUR PROPERTIES CONFISCATED ALL BECAUSE YOUR INFORMATION'S WAS USED TO
CARRY OUT A FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS, I CALLED THE EFCC AND THEY DIRECTED ME
TO A PRIVATE ATTORNEY WHO COULD HELP YOU GET THE PROCESS DONE AND HE STATED
THAT HE WILL ENDORSE, SIGN AND STAMP THE DOCUMENT AT THE SUM OF $68.00USD
ONLY AND I BELIEVE THIS PROCESS IS CHEAPER FOR YOU.*

*YOU NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITHIN TODAY AND TOMORROW TO GET THIS
PROCESS DONE BECAUSE OUR DIRECTOR HAS CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE WARRANT
OF ARREST HAS BEEN SIGNED AGAINST YOU AND ONCE IT HAS BEEN APPROVED, THEN
THE ARREST WILL BE CARRIED OUT, AND FROM OUR INVESTIGATIONS WE LEARN THAT
YOU WERE THE PERSON THAT FORWARDED YOUR ID TO ONE IMPOSTOR/FRAUDSTERS
CALLED DR PETER MOORE LAST TWO MONTHS WHEN HE HAD A DEAL WITH YOU ABOUT THE
TRANSFER OF SOME ILLEGAL FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH IS VALUED AT
THE SUM OF $1,5 MILLION USD.*

*I PLEADED ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT THIS AGENCY*

*COULD GIVE YOU THE 7/04/2014 BEING NEXT TOMORROW SO THAT YOU COULD GET
THIS PROCESS DONE BECAUSE I LEARN THAT YOU WERE SENT SEVERAL E-MAIL WITHOUT
GETTING A RESPONSE FROM YOU, PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT THIS IS THE ONLY
WAY THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO HELP YOU AT THIS MOMENT OR YOU WOULD HAVE TO FACE
THE LAW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES WITH IT HAS BEFALL ON YOU.*

*YOU WOULD MAKE THE PAYMENT THROUGH MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER WITH THE BELOW DETAILS.*

*RECEIVER NAME..........Michael EZE*

*RECEIVE COUNTRY IS BENIN REPUBLIC*

*CITY ADDRESS IS COTONOU*

*QUESTION IN GOD?*

*ANSWER WE TRUST*

*MTCN.........................*

*AMOUNT=====$68.00 USD *

*SENDERS NAME=====*

*SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO ME WHICH ARE SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS, MTCN
NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER USED AND THE AMOUNT SENT.*

*MAKE SURE THAT YOU DIDN'T HESITATE MAKING THE PAYMENT DOWN TO THE AGENCY
BY TODAY BEING THE 5th SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE THE CERTIFICATE ENDORSED,
SIGNED AND STAMPED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.*

*AFTER ALL THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PROCEED
TO THE BANK FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS WHICH IS VALUED AT
THE SUM OF $1,5MILLION USD WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO
YOU ALL THIS WHILE.*

*NOTE/ ALL THE CRIMES AGENCIES HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS REGARDS AND WE
WOULD USE YOUR ADDRESS WHICH IS STATED WITH US AND YOUR ID TO TRACE YOU IF
YOU DISREGARD THIS INSTRUCTIONS.*

*THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.*

*RESPECTIVELY*

*AGENT Robert S. Mueller *

*FBI SPECIAL AGENT*

*E-MAIL: (fbi.office2015@yandex.com <fbi.office2015@yandex.com> )*

*FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)*

*Robert S. Mueller III*

*+229 61392590*

*+229 98333967 *

*Federal Bureau of Investigation *

*J. Edgar Hoover Building *

*935 Pennsylvania Avenue**, *

*NW Washington, D.C.*

*20535-0001, USA*

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