419 scam: "Mr. Obase" <zx4@malan02.onmicrosoft.com> YOUR PAYMENT OF $10,000.00 USD DETAILS

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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:
- "moneygram" (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. )
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "lagos" (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 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.
- grm.money41@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Obase" <zx4@malan02.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <a_mrsingabritt@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:48:42 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT OF $10,000.00 USD DETAILS

FROM OFFICE OF MONEY GRAM.
NIGERIA REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455
IJUNDIA ROAD IJU LAGOS
WEB: www.moneygram.com
Contact Payment department;Dr.Joseph Obase.
Contact Email: grm.money41@yahoo.fr

Attn; My Dear,

This is to acknowledge the receipt, We are instructed to send your funds to your home address from MoneyGram office here in Nigeria Republic, and you will be receiving your fund as( $10,000.00 U.S.D) per day until you received all your total payment which is the sum of ($1,240,000.00) as scheduled here in our office.

We wish to convey to you that every needed documents and other necessary arrangement for the transaction of your payment has been completed by the MoneyGram Office and was approved by the Federal Ministry of Finance Nigeria.Republic, But we will not hesitate to inform you that it is now your responsibility to officially settle for the re-validation administrative charges of your payment file in order to enhance a successful transfer of your payment without any obstruction along the line.

Furthermore, we are therefore notifying you that you are to officially make an administrative charge of ($55 only ) to enable us process the validation of your payment file through our head office here in Nigeria. Note In MoneyGram transaction when the amount of funds in transaction is more than $10,000.00 U.S Dollars per day, the document file will be validated before the transfer will commence as ordered by the Federal Ministry of Finance and in all the MoneyGram office in the world-wide.

We want you to know that this is a legitimate transfer and that is why our Federal Ministry of Finance said that your file which was deposited at this MoneyGram with your name must be validated before the transfer will commence.And note that any office who contact you as moneyGram without give you this Code as(042mk)which was provided to us by Federal Ministry Of Finance is nothing but scam so you have to be-careful on how to responds to emails.

Be rest assure that as soon you send this $85usd. we must start transferring your fund to you through this MoneyGram Department without any further delay and this is the only fee you have to pay in this transaction as it was written down already by the Federal government of this country that mapped out the compensation for you.You should send the $55usd via MoneyGram money transfer, Below is the destination address: Contact Email: grm.money41@yahoo.fr

RECEIVER'S NAME.BEN UBAH
CITY/COUNTRY.....LAGOS-REPUBLIC NIGERIA
QUESTION.........GOOD
ANSWER...........STEP
AMOUNT...........$55
Reference Numberâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦?
Senders nameâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦?

We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this department release your fund immediately.
Looking forward for your anticipated response.

Contact Email: grm.money41@yahoo.fr

Thanks,
Dr.Joseph Obase.
Director Foreign Remittance Department
MONEY GRAM
Tell Phone Number, +2349081541578 call me as soon as you have send the fee,

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