419 scam: "MR.PETER CAMPBELL"<test@eclass.fhms.edu.hk> MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
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.
- +22994744036 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <moneygramtrannsfer@web.co.zw>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:51:58 +0100
Subject: MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER

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

Payment Notification, you can track your first payment of $5,000, https://secure.moneygram.com/track

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 $5,000 to you daily until your $4.8 million is completely transferred to you accordingly. The only money you are to pay for this service is $59 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 affect 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 or western union close to you

Receiver.......... JAN ODI
Country...........Benin Republic
City...............Cotonou
Text Question.....ZIPE
Answer..........CODE
Amount...........$59 Only

After you send the fee to this information, you should send the payment information's to us together with the transfer from 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 $5,000 USD made on your behalf but it has no receiver's name yet until you remit the $59 USD required to us before we can re-new and update the transfer files on your name and put your name as the receiver, you can track your first payment of $5,000, https://secure.moneygram.com/track

Ref sent today# 62662217
Amount: $5,000
Sender,s last name: PETER
Note that within 48hrs if you do not remit the required $59 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 $59 USD.
BEST REGARD
MR.PETER CAMPBELL
Phone +229 9474 4036
DIRECTOR GENERAL MONEY GRAM OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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