419 scam: Mr fred Tamara <"www."@eos.ocn.ne.jp> REPUBLIC OF BENIN(MONEY GRAM)COMPASETION 2017

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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:
- "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. )
- "processing 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. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you have to be fast" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +22968893300 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr fred Tamara <"www."@eos.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr fred Tamara <moneygram2015@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 11:11:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: REPUBLIC OF BENIN(MONEY GRAM)COMPASETION 2017

Dear Customer

Compliment of the Season to you! this is to inform you that we are now ready for your payment. Our department has been assigned for an onward international remittance bit by bit to your nominal destination. Your payment has been set on a limit. In the sum of USD$4,920.00 which has been activated for transfer to your name via- Our Money Gram Data payment system. The transfer will be coming to you every 24 hours as soon as you send the sum of $195.00 to the head office in benin republic for the Admin processing fee so that you will be able to start receiveing your fund bit by bit till your total amount of USD$1,800,000.00 has been paid off to you through Our Money Transfer Data System.NOTE your full details is needed here to enable us make this transfer
Receiver's Name_____
Address: ______
Country: ______
Phone Number: ___

your id card____
Bank acct/name-----
Alternatively on the other hand, your funds would be remitted into your choice Bank account in any part of the world if you so wish to receive the funds via Bank-Bank wire transfer. However, before we can perform any operation in your account with our Money Transfer System, you have to pay the $195.00 admin processing fee because your fund payment file has to be activated first before we can commence into any action.

INFORMATION: For the payment of our ADMIN PROCESSING FEE $195.00, The Below is the Receiver information For admin processing fee

Receiver Name...pope uba
State...........port novo
City......agatha
Zip Code...229
Amount.....$195

You should please wait at Money Gram Store 30 Minutes after paying the fee to enable you pick up your transfer immediately before going out from Money Gram Store, All you have to do is get back to us as soon as you send the fee with the payment details to enable us release your transfer to you to pick up before going out from Money Gram Store and you have to be fast in anything you are doing because this payment has been online since yesterday so you should hurry up to avoid delay.

Be informed accordingly as I look forward for your urgent reply.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr fred tamara
Money Gram Office
AGENT

NOTE: If you do not recognize this transaction or for any other inquiries, please feel free to contact us immediately. Meanwhile, you are advised to keep this transaction in utmost confidentiality to avoid putting your transaction in jeopardy.

You have received this email because you are a customer of MG. This is a genuine email from Money Gram Money Transfer Office. However, if you receive an email which does not legitimately originated from us, you can report back before deleting it.

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This email message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If this message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please delete it from your computer. MG does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent.

Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that onward transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by Money Gram Office in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. You are mostly welcome at our customer fulfillment center by reaching us at +22968893300 or Text Message for help.
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Address : 1823 Adjara port novo ,Benin Republic

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