419 scam: Money Gram <"www."@hop.ocn.ne.jp> CALL OR TEXT +22999679097

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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:
- "required 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. )
- "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)
- "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.
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.
- +22999679097 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Money Gram <"www."@hop.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Money Gram <moneygramoffice863@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:32:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CALL OR TEXT +22999679097

MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER
DEPARTMENT..LOCATION ADDRESS; PLOT 1261
ADEOLA HOPEWELL STREET CO/NIG.

Payment Notification

Note; we discovered that some internet hackers (Fraudsters) are accessing our e-mail account trying to hack your funds from

our system, so we have concluded to effect your payments through Money Gram International Transfer and it will be sending

$10,000 to you daily until your $20 million is completely transferred to you accordingly. The only money you are to pay for

this service is $150 so as to enable us purchase and update your transfer files to prevent any illegal transfer of your funds

or any form of hindrance in receiving your funds. This is the only fee you are asked to pay in this regards. So know it,

there will be no any other money you will be demand to send.

We shall obtain the Transfer Authorized certificates and finalize the process of your daily transfer and then authorize the

appointed Money Gram Office to effect your payments today as soon as you send the fee to us Kindly fill in the below transfer

form and forward back to us which will enable on the transfer.

1. NAME OF RECEIVER
2. COUNTRY
3. STATE
4. CITY
5. TEL PHONE NUMBER
6. TEXT QUESTION
7. TEXT ANSWER

Below is the information which you can use to send the required fee through Money Gram close to you

Receiver.......... EMA EZE
Country...........Benin Republic
City...............Cotonou
Amount...........$150 Only

After you send the fee to this information, you should send the payment information's to us together with the transfer form

giving to you above, immediately we re-new your payment files, you will start receiving your payments daily as stated above.

Here are details of your first payment of $10,000 USD made on your behalf but it has no receiver's name yet until you remit

the $150 USD required to us before we can re-new and update the transfer files on your name and put your name as the

receiver.

Ref# 802-774-89
Amount: $10,000

Note that within 48hrs if you do not remit the required $150 USD the transfer will be retrieve back and remember that the

money details given to you do not bear your name as the receiver yet until you make the payment of the $150 USD.

BEST REGARD
PASTOR.ONYKA MIKE UZOR
Phone +229 99679097
DIRECTOR GENERAL MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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