419 scam: "Mr. Charles Walter" <"moneygram."@space.ocn.ne.jp> May I Have Your 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:

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:
- "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. )
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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 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.
- moneygramtransferoffice938@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Charles Walter" <"moneygram."@space.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Charles Walter" <moneygramtransferoffice938@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:59:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: May I Have Your Attention,

May I Have Your Attention,

I really apologize for the entire problem you have passed through in transfer respect of your overdue fund which our old management failed to transfer and it has been under detention of our government since last year Nevertheless, I am Mr. Charles Walter the new elected General Manager Money Gram Legal Affairs Cotonou-Benin Republic and I resumed office last week

I am writing this message with deep sorrow as I re-covered your File of USD6.5 Million unpaid through my searching which the fund supposed to be transferred to you at the rate of USD6,000.00 per daily during the former manager regime, but nevertheless my reason of writing this letter is to inform you that the old manager of this company has been sacked since he failed to follow the instructions given by our Board of Directors.

Therefore it's my wish to inform you that after our Board of Directors meeting this morning with Ministry of Foreign Affairs your fund transfer of USD6.5 million has been approved and based in our agreement with Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will pay just USD250 to enable our authority the High Court sign your Fund Release Order and for re-activation of your File as well.

Note this project was approved in other to release every Overdue Fund belonging to foreign beneficiaries according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hence this office is concerned be rest assured that you will start receiving your payment before 24 hours upon the receipt of the fee.

Below are the details for you to send the fee:

RECEIVER NAME: ===== FRANK NZE
COUNTRY: ====== BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY: ======= COTONOU
AMOUNT: ===== USD250

NOTE: Following our official arrangement, you will be receiving USD9,000.00 on a daily basis until your total fund of USD6.5 million is completely transferred based in our agreement with ministry of foreign affairs and note your daily payment of USD9,000.00 will be split into Two ref numbers which will worth USD4,500.00 per each transfer.

Again we are here to assure you that this is the only thing required for us to commence your transaction therefore we are waiting to have the payment information in other to carry out this project accordingly.

Please forward the following details to us once you make the payment.

Ref Number/MTCN:
Senders Name:
Senders Address:
We promise to serve you with the best of our service.

Yours in Sincerely
Mr. Charles Walter
E-Mail: moneygramtransferoffice938@gmail.com
General Manager Money Gram Legal Affairs.

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