419 scam: Marriam Mustalia <"MM."@waltz.ocn.ne.jp> Attention: Very Urgent Please

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "million us 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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: Marriam Mustalia <"MM."@waltz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Marriam Mustalia <money.grmtranzmusanx@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:55:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention: Very Urgent Please

Attn: Dear,
Kindly be informed that we have sent your first daily payment of $13,642.00 to you today as instructed by the International Monitory Fund Agency.
However, the payment has been placed on hold because an attorney from our country by name Williams Anderson, contacted us saying he is your attorney and that you are on sick bed upon which you ordered him to contact us and remit the first payment mentioned above, out of the total sum $6.5Million US dollars into his own personal Bank Account but when the Bank Debit Note was submitted to my desk, I noticed that there are discrepancies, as there was no evidence of any authorization letter from you for the attorney to receive the fund on your behalf.

I hereby urged you to email me immediately for your comments which will be highly appreciated for easy and fast confirmation over the following:
If you are still alive, on a sick bed and general health level or not at all?, your immediate response is highly needed .
Follow the below instructions to view and track your first daily payment on-hold::
1) Direct Access Login: https://secure.moneygram.com/track
2) Senders Name: Shabangu
3) MTCN Number: 62272243
4) Amount: $13,642.00 USD.

Furthermore, you are required to provide a mandatory transfer re-activation token fee of $250 only which you will send to |UBA BANK |Account Department| through the below given information, to enable us proceed with the transfer of your funds based on scheduled payments of $13,642.00 daily until the total sum of $6.5Million is completely transferred to you, because the attorney has already paid the fee in his name and we will not hesitate to continue the payment transfer activation with the name of the attorney on claim, if you don't act fast.
Go to the nearest Money gram office close to you and use the below details to offset your re-activation fee and start receiving your money.
Receiver$B!G(Bs Name: Nuhu Godiya
City: Porto-novo
Country: Benin
Question: When
Answer: Today
Amount: $250 only.

I$B!G(Bm waiting for your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Marriam Mustalia
Transaction Operation Manager,
'TOM'Portnv-Benin Republic,
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