419 scam: "Mr.Miracle More" <servicegood262@yahoo.pt> Attention:Fund Owner

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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:
- "activation 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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "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.
- +22999786007 (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.
- goodesopen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Miracle More" <servicegood262@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr.Miracle More" <goodesopen@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:16:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention:Fund Owner

Â FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,
ANKPAROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
Email:goodesopen@gmail.com

Attention:Fund Owner

Are you alive or Dead , Is this true ?

Its has been a long of time we are trying to find out what is the causes of your silence concerning your fund of $2.700.000.00 Usd which deposited in our Head Office Western Union Headquarter address ,CarreNo,1528 Missekple Maison Tonoukouin Cotonou, Benin Republic through the United nation and international Monetary fund in a year 2013 as you wining compensation.
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Am sorry to ask you if this is True !! We have received both email and address with a call from Mrs.Debra Petterson by number +229 9978 6007 and her address is below,
Name: Debra Ann Patterson,Address: 10480 E.Briar Oaks Drive,Â Apt. C Stanton, CA 90680-USA Cell-phone:949430 this morning and she is informing us that you have died since 3 months now and she contacted us as your next of kin so we can send your fund to her address below : 10480 E. Briar Oaks Drive,Â Apt.C Stanton, CA 90680-USA Cell-phone: 949-283-5430 , She stated that shes your next of kin beneficiary and before you dead you told her to claim your properties including your money in case because you are no more to be found on earth,

Though am very sorry to hear bad news that you are no more to be found on earth because i donâ€™t know that its the reason you did not reply our email which we sent to you about 10 times regarding the transferring of your fund $2.700,000.00 to you, This is my promise to you that am going to do my best to transfer the whole fund$2.700,000.00 to her as your next of kin beneficial, May your sourest in perfect peace and may God grant you internal Life on the last day to come ,

Am very very sorry. She did also said that she knew that she will spend some money to get the Fund $2.700.000.00 as you next of kin because you told her things like that concerning the fund before you died and i told her the truth that only things holding us to start transferring your fund to you is the activation fee $39.00 only to update and activate your western union transfer payment files and i told her to hold on so we can verify if this is true or not because am confused now about your death,

Finally, If you are still alive which am not sure then you canre-confirm your address again together with activation fee of $39.00to enable us start transferring your fund $2.700.000.00 directly to you as we instructed $4000.00 per daily until is completely transferred to you.,

Like the information i gave to her on previous email which stated the activation fee $39.00 will be sent directly to our accountant manager who is in the position to activate your Online Western Union Payment files.

Note the receivers data,

Receiverâ€™s name: LARRY IBEH
Receiverâ€™s Country:Benin Republic
Question:Urgent
Answer:Urgent
Amount:$39

So my dear if you are alive kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this email and re-confirm your real receives information with the payment information together with your rightful next of kin to avoid transferring your fund to someone else while you are still alive.

Coffin being taken out of the cathedral Pavarotti coffin Reported by Mrs.Debra Patterson

Thank you if you still alive or Rest in Peace.

Yours In Service Western Union Headquarter Director

Mr.Miracle More
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Email: goodesopen@gmail.com
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