419 scam: "MS JANET JOHNSON"<desarrollo@mgcpharma.com> FUND WILL BE RELEASED TODAY AND I CAN STILL SEND $3000 USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY

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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. )
- "consignment " (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)
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.
- +22966539950 (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.
- rose_j25@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MS JANET JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rose_j25@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:41:21 -0700
Subject: FUND WILL BE RELEASED TODAY AND I CAN STILL SEND $3000 USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM

Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Liberty Center Building
401 14th St., SW
Washington, DC 20227

GREETINGS DEAR

FUND WILL BE RELEASED TODAY AND I CAN STILL SEND $3000 USD TO YOU THROUGH MONEY GRAM

The package will be released today and i can still send you $3000 usd through Walmart or money gram / western union today so you can hold on to it till your other package gets to you , find the means and send the fee today as i was just promised today that once the permit issues has been taking care of , your
fund can be accessed by the bank and i can actually withdraw out $3000 usd today and send to you if you need to hold on to something till your full consignment
box arrives to your address 48 hours at most ..

Thanks to the united state president for making this possible for me to access and send $3000 usd to you today through western union or money gram, at-least you can hold on to it till your FULL DELIVERY ARRIVES...As you may know , i took it upon myself today to place few calls , and i was very LUCKY today , The fund will not just be delivered to your address within a couple of days , but as soon as you send out the fee today, i will be approved to have full access to withdraw $3000 usd from your money , i can send it to you today if you need some cash at hand for something important , But i just want you to know that its possible to send you at-least $3000 usd today through , WESTERN UNION, RIA , SIGUE, MONEY EXPRESS OR BANK DEPOSIT .

This was only possible because SHERRY got involved and incase you will be borrowing the fee to send , be guaranteed that as soon as you send out the fee today , we wll be getting an approval to access your fund , that would be when i can be able to send to you today $3000 usd from part of your fund , within 48 hours at most , your complete fund worth over $13 700 000 million usd will be delivered to your address as CASH AT HAND ,

All the backup documents will be delivered along with your package and you should know that ms rose Johnson really went through a hard time because of your fund and you should respect her for all the sacrifices she has made, she is a human too , Your fee supposed to have been paid here in the us , but your fund didn't come from here and it will cost you a lot to send the fee here , so Mrs rose Johnson wouldn't want you to go through another stress that is why the only fee you will be asked to send is just $65 usd which will be all that would be required of you ..

SEND THE FEE TO DUKA GEORGE USING MONEY GRAM, SIGUE, RIA, WESTERN UNION OR MONEY EXPRESS

RECEIVERS NAME .. DUKA GEORGE
CITY.. PORTO NOVO
COUNTRY.. BENIN REPUBLIC
AMOUNT..$65 USD .. THE ONLY AS GUARANTEED

SENDERS NAME.
MTCN OR REF NUMBER

You have to reply to this [rose_j25@yahoo.com] OR call +22966539950 email so that ROSE will get the payment information sent to DUKA GEORGE , once we have the DELIVERY ORDER,I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OTHER FEES HERE IN THE USA , YOU WILL GET YOUR FUND AS I HAVE PROMISED YOU ,I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YOU ARE RECEIVING AN EMAIL FROM US.

I WILL BE HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

REGARDS
MS JANET JOHNSON

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