419 scam: Money Gram office <alartalart97@gmail.com> OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found 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.
- +22998382763 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Money Gram office <alartalart97@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Money Gram office <moneygramoffice99@yahoo.co.id>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 03:35:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND

Attn: customer.

Information reaching us from our Money Gram Corporate Headquarters now, States that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of your of your payment $1.500.000.00 USD to enable you cash up your total (fund) since you are finding it difficult to believe and have trust so now i want to assure you that this is real for you to receive the total payment immediately.

We have decided that you can now go ahead and send any amount from $30 up you have for the activation fee since you are not able to come up with the total required sum of $185.00. Time is of the essence here. You are to pay from any amount from $30 you have for the activation fee, we will activate your fund upon receipt of this payment to enable you receive your first payment of $5,000:00 USD daily from any Money Gram center around you today.

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance once you pick up your daily payment of $5,000.00, sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first payment. Also i am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your fund of which you will and can never cash up your total sum again i want you to use Money Gram or Western Union to send the money for the activation fee ,information you will use to make the payment will forward to you upon your request .

immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the activation fee, we will transfer you the fund today and not tomorrow.

I promise you as soon as we hear from you with the payment we shall send your first DAILY payment of $5000.00 for you to pick up with the information you need to receive your payment the same day you send the payment any amount from $30 up you have and i swear you will receive your payment immediately.

Waiting to hear from you while the payment information's you will use to send the activation fee will send to you upon your response .

call for oral discussion(+229 98382763)

Regard
Money Gram director
Mr.Febian Patrick

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