419 scam: "MR. WILSON DAVID" <jordi@secrel.com.br> PAYMENT UPDATE

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the 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.
- +22967627176 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mrdavidwilson4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. WILSON DAVID" <jordi@secrel.com.br>
Reply-To: mrdavidwilson4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 22:25:04 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

Good day.

I’m the new appointed Postman of Regular Mail Post Office branched at
Porto Novo-Benin. I assumed this office on 5th January 2017. On going
through the files of the previous records of this office,

I discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM cards each one
attached with an email address of the owner on it. The former appointee of
this office (Alhaji Ahmed Musa Jr) failed to carry out the delivery as it
was instructed and programmed. And one of his reasons for not carrying out
the delivery was that you have not provided your postal address to him for
the completion of the delivery.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was deposited
by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died two years back. On the
statement he wrote on the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned
ATM cards contains USD $850.000.00. Meanwhile, I am making the arrangement
of posting the six parcels through Regular Mail Post Office to all of you.
So, I want you to provide your postal address and your personal
information as listed below:

1. Your Full Name:_________
2. Your Postal Address:__________
3. Your Country and current City:_______
4. Your Telephone Numbers:__________
5. Your Country’s Postal Code:__________

Don’t be surprise in case this message appears in your mail box as
“undisclosed recipients” because I am sending the same message of the same
content to six of you at the same time.

I went to our head office at Cotonou-Benin and reported the issue of the
discovered six ATM cards in my office and they verified it and gave me the
order to carry out the delivery immediately after you send the $64.99 USD
for the Postal Stamp of the parcel. We would have deducted the fee out of
the main fund but as you are clearly aware that we don’t have any access
to the pin code of the ATM card until you receive it and open it by
yourself. It’s an illegal act for us to open the pin code ourselves. So,
you should send the $64.99 USD today for the Postal Stamp. Send the $64.99
USD through Western Union or Money Gram to my secretary (TEDDY NWA) as
listed below:

Receiver’s Name: TEDDY NWA
Destination: Cotonou, Benin Republic
Test Question: URGENT
Answer: TODAY
Amount: $64.99 Us Dollars

Sender’s Name:
Sender’s Address:
MTCN or Reference Number:

Thanks and God bless you as I will be waiting for your urgent response
with the payment info soon.

MR. WILSON DAVID
Telephone#: +229 6762 7176
Email: mrdavidwilson4@gmail.com

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