419 scam: "Mrs.Martial Emile" <dmcg4460@gmail.com> Good Day 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:

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. )
- "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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.
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.
- +22968656062 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Martial Emile" <dmcg4460@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Martial Emile" <western_union.mtransfer@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 21:56:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day Dear Customer

Good Day Dear Customer.

Your First Payment Of $5,000 Is Available For You To Pick-up.

This is to inform you that the America Embassy here in Benin in
conjunction with Global Economic Recovery programs (GERP) USA and Economic
Community of West-African States has instructed to transfer the sum of
$4,500,000.00( FOUR Million FIVE hundred ) compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS
and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS, By America security leading
team and America representative officers so for your information the maximum
amount you will be receiving starting from today is $5000 USD in Seven(7)
different payments in a day till your total funds of $4,500,000.00 is complete
transferred to you and we have been instructed to send you the first payment of
$5000 USD today through our payment system.

And we listed bellow for your first payment of $5,000 been sent
in your name today morning, Bellow is your first payment for $5,000 which has
been already sent today waiting for you to pick it up and get back to us for
your second payment of $5,000.

Your First payment information.

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN): # 8595603382.
Sender First Name: Julius
Sender Last Name: Eze
Amount Sent: $5,000. (Five Thousand USD).
Receiver Name:
Receivers Country: USA.

And you need to personally confirm the $5000 available through
Online before rushing out to the nearest store to pick it up, just follow the
bellow instruction to track your $5000 which is available for you to pick up.

You are the receiver and your $5,000 is available to pick up by
you the receiver, just track it and confirm.

Copy and paste the above WU Tracking Website, then copy and
paste the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) # 859-560-3382, copy and paste
the Sender First Name Julius, and the Senders Last Name Eze, and Click Check
Status to confirm your $5,000 available and for you to pick up from your
nearest Western Union Store.

Haven confirmed your first payment available, copy out the above
payment information and rush out to your nearest Western Union Store to pick up
the first $5,000 and email me back for the second payment of $5,000 and you
will be picking it up till you have picked up to seven payments for the day,
and will continue like that from tomorrow until your $4,500,000.00 is
completely transferred to you through Western Union.

Finally Notice: This payment you are receiving is coming
directly from World Bank assistance programmable 2014 promo, so its risk free
and we the western union headquarters has agree to start sending you the
payment immediately you meet up with our demand in this latter.But after 2-days
you did not reply stand the risk of cancel your payment and have it return back
to government.

Yours Truly In Service.
Western Union Head Quarter New Appointed Director
Mrs.Martial Emile.Phone: +22968656062

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