419 scam: "Money Gram"<no-reply@send.net> GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!!

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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:
- "activation 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. )
- "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. )
- "lagos" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Money Gram" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gar1.alt11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:09:55 +0300
Subject: GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!!

Congrats Beneficiary,

We have deposited the check of your funds ($3.500`000`00USD) through Money gram department after our finally meeting regarding your compensation/unpaid contract fund All you will do is to contact the Money Gram deposit department to activate your first payment.you can contact his email via E-mail:Mr Peter Amadi(urgentnotice877@gmx.com) He will give you direction on how you will be receiving your funds daily and activation.

Your first payment of $50,000 was sent successfully.,

Below is the details you can use in picking your funds.,

1) Senders Name: Carl Bowser
2) MTCN Number: 60582879
3)Amount: $50,642.37. USD.

you can check the status of the transaction at https://secure.moneygram.com/track put in the sender's last name Bowser where it says your last name and track to confirm it valid.

Before you can pick it up you will pay an activation fee of 96$., that will enable us to confirm you are the right picker., before sending will be authorized to confirm identity.

Below is the information you should use to remit the 96$ for the activation:

Receiver name: James Amadi
Location: Lagos,Nigeria.
Amount:96$

You are forward the payment slip/ref# to peter Amadi via this email:urgentnotice877@gmx.com and your personal details to confirm activation.
Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund.

Note:You should not disclose the ref# nor details of this transaction because there are lots of impostors on the internet.

Thank you.

Regards,
Garry Altman

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