419 scam: Dr Mohammed Mussa <rgrhicks4@gmail.com> REPLY ASAP FOR YOUR ATM VISA CARD DELIVERY

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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:
- "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. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mohammed Mussa <rgrhicks4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pment1611@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:15:51 -0400
Subject: REPLY ASAP FOR YOUR ATM VISA CARD DELIVERY

Attention,

This federal government of Cotonou Benin Republic is here to notify you
that your fund worth of (US$2.5Million) which was diverted to Cotonou Benin
Republic government federation account due to your inability to afford the
charges of this bank and company, today our president has given us an order
to release all the funds to the owners.The fund in question was diverted by
bank and company located in this country republic of Benin according to
them, they said that the fund has officially overstayed the stipulated
period of time, in accordance with the provisions and procedures of their
service acts and ethics of 2001 provided by the regulatory body in the
country and passed into law by the attorney general of the federation.

The president general commented that all the fund has to be converted into
ATM VISA CARD so that it will be easy to deliver it through government post
office to avoid any problem again and the posting charges has been placed
at the minimum amount of us$75.00 so that you can afford to pay the fee
without any complain again.The president general also reported that hence
you could not comply with the subsequent charges of delivery the ATM VISA
CARD your ATM VISA CARD will be cancelled, that is why they fixed the
delivery charge at the minimum amount of us$75.00 so that you will get hold
of the diverted fund through ATM VISA CARD and the post office will be
forced to deliver your ATM VISA CARD without delay.

The informationâ€™s of yours is highly needed for confirmatory purposes and
the post office has to verify if the information details is correct before
the ATM VISA CARD shall be posted to the address, the information confirm
are AS FOLLOW.

Beneficiaries Name.
Age/Sex... 70/male
Telephone number
Fax Number.
A copy of your International Passport/driver license..
Home Address.
Occupation.

YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE US$75.00 AND FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION'S Send
the money through Western Union or money gram Money Transfer with the
information below,

Receiverâ€™s name Leo Ibe
Countries Cotonou Benin Republic
Text Question When
Answers Today
Amount US$75
MTCN:
Sender's Name:

So that we can personally go and submit your posting information to the
post office we remain the federal government of Cotonou Benin, we fight
against corruption and crimes for humanities.

Yourâ€™s in service,
Dr Mohammed Mussa . Senior advocate.
Cotonou Benin Republic

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