419 scam: "Money Gram" <dw47019@gmail.com> Re: From Money Gram Office

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- +22999481913 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Money Gram" <dw47019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mgram196@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 04:52:52 -0400 (CDT)
Subject: Re: From Money Gram Office

Attention Dear Customer.

We sent you mail on Tuesday, August 30th 2016 and no respond so now we do
apologize for our late response. Secondly, I am Rev Jude Uba the Managing
Director Money Gram Transfer office Benin Republic. The transfer of your
funds has commenced today with your first payment of $4,500.00 already
sent as ordered by the Federal Ministry for Finance. What is required from
you is $75.00 for activation fee of your Money Gram Transfer code of all
your transfers and this payment must be made to this office before the
transfer information will be released for you to pick up your first
payment.

Please you are advised to move to the Money Gram Transfer and effect
payment for the activation fee of your MTCN immediately and start
receiving your funds without delay. For security reasons, you are advised
not to expose this or the total amount of money you are receiving to
people as you are only advised to move to any Money Gram Transfer in your
area and make the needed payment or you can also send it through
Western/Union to the information provided below and you shall receive the
transfer information to pick your first payment within 3 hours today.

We shall be provided with necessary documents covering your funds with
your transfer information as soon as your activation fee is confirmed paid
over here as we are not allowed to release vital documents without
receiving your fee and commencing the transfer. The $75.00 activation fee
covers all the transfer of your full funds and you shall start receiving
your funds from this office as soon as the payment is confirmed from you
today.

The Federal Ministry of Finance also mandated that on no account shall any
form of money be deducted from your total funds as it has to be receive in
exact amount as it is recorded to avoid mistakes so you will be receiving
$4,500.00 usd daily until it completes the total amount of One Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($1.5 Million) as we have in
our file here In addition, this is to let you know that $4,500.00 has been
sent already as your first payment and the transfer information is kept on
hold by this office and shall be released as soon as we hear from you.

Please i will like you to give me a call +22999481913 as soon as you send
the $75.00 to avoid delays on this transaction as we have no excess time
and as you know that your funds has lasted for a very long time than
given, to avoid transferring your funds into government account due to
failure to comply. Hope you understand my point? So your urgent response
is highly needed you are to send the fee with information bellow.

Receiver Name ::::::: Dom Nwekeh
Country :::::::: Benin Republic
City :::::::: Cotonou
Question :::::::: God
Answer :::::::: Bless
Amount :::::::: $75.00
Refrence Number___
Sender's Name____

I swear If I fail to release your payment after you send the $75.00 as I
promise don't count on me again, I cannot fail you, I promise you, don’t
fear as soon as you send the $75.00 today please leave the rest to me and
see if I am lie to you because I can not use my life swear because of $75.
how can I swear against my life because of this small amount? it is to
show you that I am telling you the truth.

REGARDS
REV JUDE UBA
MONEY GRAM OFFICE
CELL +22999481913

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