419 scam: Money Gram Office <"www."@snow.ocn.ne.jp> Greetings Beneficiary !!!!!

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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. )
- "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 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.
- +22966671756 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Money Gram Office <"www."@snow.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Money Gram Office <Henrychuma1986@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:19:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings Beneficiary !!!!!

MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE
ADDRESS: CARRE NO 429 ST-JEAN COTONOU.
Hours: Open today Â· 8:00 am â€“ 20:00 pm
OFFICE TEL: 01 BP 1540 +229666 717 56 for Call and Text SMS..

Greetings Beneficiary !!!!!

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, treat it genuinely.

The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from Republic of Benin .
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims list. This MONEYGRAMÂ®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via MONEYGRAMÂ® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to effect your own payment through MONEYGRAMÂ® Money Transfer, $4,850.00USD per Day until the total sum of $1.5 Million is completely
transferred to you the receiver.We can't be able to send the payment with your email address alone instead, we hereby need your information to where we will be sending the funds. You Can Text us and fill below Information Or contact us via email.

(Receiver name)............
(Full Address)...................... ..........
(Direct Mobile Phone Number).....................

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by the IMF office
here in Cotonou , Republic of Benin. We will start the transfer as soon as we receive your information. You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason what so ever because the US FBI is already on trace of the criminals from Africa.

THANKS,
Sir.Henry Chuma.
MONEYGRAM Money Transfer Office.

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