419 scam: "Barr. James Keita" <bonfiglio.salvatdr9t@alice.it> Receive your End of year Money gram 2015-M.G Bonaza!!

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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:
- "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)
- "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.
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.
- +22961361240 (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.
- mgdptbj@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. James Keita" <bonfiglio.salvatdr9t@alice.it>
Reply-To: mgdptbj@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:58:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Receive your End of year Money gram 2015-M.G Bonaza!!

Atn Dear Customer:

Receive your End of year Money gram 2015-M.G Bonaza!!

This is to acknowledge you that your e-mail ID was found among those that has
not received there funds from this country, due to high cost of charge involve
on the delivery. BUT Now we are currently having our on-going BONANZA and we
are given out BONUS, The compensation Manager DR Fredrick Mann has awarded and
signed the total sum of ($500.000.00 USD) to every beneficiaries, to his/her
funds through Money Gram Transfer "this is to effect quick receive of your
awarded compensation"

We have signed with DR Fredrick Mann, the full assurance of completing the
whole traansaction in our custody before NOVEMBER 31st. For your information,
that you are required to send out the sum of $65 USD charge of renewing your
payment file and once after the re-new has been completed, we will SMS
TEXT/EMAIL to you the sender information and together with your available
Reference numbers so you can use to pick up your $7,000.00 usd in any Money
Gram payment center in your city/location until you have received your total
$500.000.00 USD.

NOW Contact Money Gram office with your full receiver information as required
below to start receiving your Daily payment of $7000.00 usd from today. Your
payment is been programed to send to you $7,000.00 usd every day from Money
Gram office Benin untill you have received your total US$500,000.00 usd .

Here are the information required from you as soon as you have sent the $65
usd Before you release the referenece number for the $65 usd make sure you
first have forwarded your full receiver infomations as it was listed below.

Your full receiver name..............
Country.............................
City......................
address....... ...............
Telephone No...............
Occupation...........
Age.......................
Sex..............................
Id card OR Driver license.............

Contact MONEY GRAM OFFICE
+229 61361240
DR Fredrick Mann
Contact Email:(mgdptbj@hotmail.com)
Federal Reserve Bank-MONEY Gram PMT Office-
#2420 Prospect Avenue Cotonou Du Benin-Republic.

Payment is allowed via Money gram respectively.

Here below the payment informations of the renewal of your file payment below;

RECEIVERS NAME:.............. OBINNA HART
COUNTRY:....................BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:.................... COTONOU
TEST QUESTION:............ GOOD
ANSWER:..................... NEWS
AMOUNT NEEDED IS: $65 ONLY
REFERENCE NUMBERS:.........................?

NOTE: You will start receiving your full payment as soon as you send the $65
USD so please be fast in anything you are doing.

Regard,
2015-Money gram Bonanza payment cunsultant:Center.
DR, JIM KEN(CHIEF EXECUTIVE JUDGE)

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