419 scam: "REV.Ashley Balaram"<info@moneygram.co.za> Reference# No 69133972

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "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. )
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 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.
- wu08101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- western union general manager foreign remittance sa email(wu08101@gmail.com) email(moneygram081@yahoo.com) this western union transfer (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV.Ashley Balaram" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wu08101@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:14:45 +0800
Subject: Reference# No 69133972

THIS WESTERN UNION TRANSFER AFRICAN BANK SA
MONEY GRAM CHRISTMAS 2018 Reference# No 69133972
From The Desk Of The Money Gram R Cash Transfer
Department Office Address: No 59 Pennsylvania
Office phone +27(0) 789 575 603
59 16th Rd, Halfway House Estates, Midrand, 1685, South Africa

ATTENTION MY DEAR YOU PAYMENT OF ($6000.00USD

GOOD MORNING PLEASE WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR NOT GETTING BACK TO YOU THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY FINANCE SOUTH AFRICAN HAVE INSTRUT ALL THE AFRICAN BANK SA TO TRANSFER ALL OVER DUE FUND TO ALL
THE FOREIGN COMPENSATION.PLEASE MY DEAR WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR WHAT
YOU HAVE PAST THROUGH IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN THE PAST YEARS
DUE TO THE CHARACTERS OF THOSE WHO WORKS.

FOR THIS BANK FOR SOME YEARS AGO, NOW THE AFRICAN BANK HAVE RETIRED THOSE
OLD WORKS SO PLEASE TRY TO BEAR WITH US SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
MONEY THROUGH MONEY GRAM OFICE AND I AM ASSURING YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT
EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU HAVE PAST THROUGH AGAIN. SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE THE
REQUIRE FEE SO GO AND SEND ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE AT HAND
START FROM $96 TO $100.00 SO THAT WE WILL ACTIVATE YOUR MTCN AND SEND
IT TO YOU TODAY, UPON RECEIPT OF THIS PAYMENT, I WILL GUARANTEE YOU
100% SURE THAT YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF YOUR

FUND WITHIN 1HOURS 30 MINTS AFTER PICKING UP THE MONEY FROM YOU, AND I
AM ASSURING YOU NOW THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED AFTER SENDING
THE LAST FEE WHICH IS ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE AT HAND
.REMEMBER THAT ANY DELAY IS ON YOUR HAND NOW AND DON'T BLAME ANYBODY
HERE IF YOU LOOSE YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE IS YOUR DUTY TO BE FAST AND
START TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.

SEND THE MONEY SOONEST FOR YOUR TRANSFER TO BEGINS IN TRANSFERRING TO
YOU FOR YOUR TOTAL FUNDS OF ($1.8 MILLION USD) TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.I
REPEAT MY VOW AGAIN, ONCE YOU SEND THIS FEE DEFINITELY YOUR PAYMENT
MUST BE DONE TO YOU AND NOTHING MORE WILL BE REQUEST FROM YOU. NO
ADDITIONAL FEE AGAIN TO AVOID MISTAKE IN SENDING YOUR DAILY PAYMENTS
TO YOU,I SUGGEST YOU RECONFIRM YOUR FULL RECEIVING DETAILS INFORMATION
UPON CONFIRMING THE MTCN AND SENDER NAME OF THE FEE TO ENABLE YOU GET
YOUR($6000.00USD) , TODAY AND REMEMBER IF YOU MISS THIS WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY THAT MEANS IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR YOU TO GET THIS MONEY
AGAIN.BECAUSE THIS IS BONUS FOR THE ENDING OF THE YEAR.

THIS FUND AGAIN, SO PLEASE KINDLY GO AHEADY AND SEND WHAT AMOUNT YOU
HAVE WITH YOU NOW BETWEEN $96 AND $100 TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE THE
BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND SO I WANT YOU TO SEND THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE AT
HAND WITH THIS INFORMATION BELLOW WHERE TO SEND THIS MONEY VIA MONEY
GRAM OFFICE . AND UPDATE US AMOUNT THAT YOU SEND AND THE MTCN. SEND
THE PAYMENT
================================================
BELOW IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE MONEY

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Best Regards
REV.Ashley Balaram
+27(0) 789 575 603
WESTERN UNION General Manager
Foreign Remittance SA
Email(wu08101@gmail.com)
Email(moneygram081@yahoo.com)
THIS WESTERN UNION TRANSFER AFRICAN BANK SA

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