419 scam: Mr JERRY MOORE <mi-ckey-min-nie-love.@beetle.ocn.ne.jp> Attention

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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:
- "required 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. )
- "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. )
- "levy " (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. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr JERRY MOORE <mi-ckey-min-nie-love.@beetle.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr JERRY MOORE <udefijames@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:04:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention

Attention:

Good day to you and your family. However, we have received your email and we have today sent you a payment of US$4000.00 according to the instruction from MONEY GRAM AGENT of the Ministry of Finance here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin which indicates that we shall be sending you daily payment of US$4000.00 until your total sum of $3.600`000`00USD is completely transferred to you.

I Mr JERRY MOORE have finally sent you the first installment payment of US$4000.00 and you will be able to pick the money from any money gram office around you now as soon as you are able to fulfilled the necessary obligations due for your transfer. Be officially informed that your first payment was kept on hold following an instruction from the Ministry of Finance so that you may not by any chance pick the fund until you pay the activation levy of $105.

The Ministr of Finance further declared that once you pay the activation levy of $105 then the first payment of US$4000.00 which has already been credited to your name today before the instruction came will be released to you and the current and full information will also be forwarded to you so that you will be able to pick up your first of US$4000.00 from any money gram nearest to you.

Note: that your compensation funds of $3.600`000`00USD is non-deductible, there is no room for deduction,you have to take care of this activation levy which is $105 only.This was the Instructions and policy of the Ministry of Finance & Budget here, and we cannot act otherwise stated. we can not release the transfer details without you having fulfilled the financial obligations as required by the Ministry of Finance.

I will advise you to send this activation levy of $105 urgent so that we the money gram transfer authority here will release your funds today for your immediate pick up of your US$4000.00 today and then get set for uninterrupted receiving of US$4000.00 daily until the total amount of US$3.600`000`00USD is completely transferred to you.

So kindly send the$105 through money gram transfer

OFFICE ADDRESS........Avenue Jean Paul II - 08 BP 0879 - Cotonou- REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN

Furthermore, we will be sending you US$4000.00 daily until the total amount of your money which is 3.600`000`00USD is completely transfer to you as instructed from the Ministry of Finance -Republic of Benin . Finally, We will be looking forward to receive the required fee of the $105 being the opening Levy charges from you

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