419 scam: vincent moor <rvm188@gmail.com> DEAR EXTEEMED 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:

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:
- "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. )
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22998492837 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: vincent moor <rvm188@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vincent moor <money.gram@mail.bg>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 13:41:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DEAR EXTEEMED CUSTOMER

Â Dear I have contacted you because I have sent you the first transfer
of $7,000 from your winning funds total amount of $2.5Million USD,
Therefore you need to contact agent Mr. Dan Ike, of Money Gram
office, to give you the transfer payment information.

Again you are advise to reconfirm to him your full contact details
such as follows:

RECEIVER NAME____
COUNTRY___________
CITY________________
TEL PHONE________________

Agent: Mr. Dan Ike
Email: (money.gram@mail.bg)
Office#: +229 98492837

Please try to contact him today for him to forward the payment
information to you, indicate the registration code of EB-2202 to him,
when contacting or calling him, He will be sending you $7,000 daily as
per my discussion with him. Do get in touch with me once you have got
the transfer. But beer it in mind you will pay them small amount for the
international remittance file swiftÂ transfer and documentation of your funds.
Â but i don,t know the amount yet.

Sincerely,
Mr,Vincen Moor

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