419 scam: "MR.STEVEN KEN" <mahbubur@partex.net> Attention Dear 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:
- "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.
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.
- +22998219808 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.STEVEN KEN" <mahbubur@partex.net>
Reply-To: "MR.STEVEN KEN" <stevesonken22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:20:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary

How are you doing today hope all is well if so glory be to God almighty. well I am sending you this message to know if you are the one that authorize Mrs.Joy Simpson to claim your payment or not, Because our Office got an email from Mrs.Joy Simpson from Victoria Australia yesterday being 21/12/2019 stated that you gave her authority to claim your payment fund on your behalf, that our office should renew the payment file and change it to her name,she is ready to send down the Transfer Charge Fee to our office once I agreed to do so, This morning she called me on my direct number and ask me if she can go ahead and send down the $189, she also told me that she spoke with you on phone yesterday and you told her that you donâ€™t have the $189 dollars to received your total fund of ($950.000.00 ) so I told her to wait small time that I will get back to her as soon as I confirm From you, if I may ask are you the one that told Mrs.Joy Simpson to contact our office for the payment if you are the one tell me so that I will renew the payment to her name today and instruct her to send the charge.

Note our office resend your first payment to you yesterday and the Payment information is here, but you can not pick it up due to the 189 dollar and I have not post the money out because of the $189, so if you are still willing to pick up your first payment simple go ahead and send down the money so that I will post the money out and call you to go ahead and pick it up, your first payment, also bear it in mind that if I did not receive your urgent respond together with the payment details of $189 dollars I will call Mrs.Joy Simpson immediately to send down the $189 dollars and pick up the first payment ,

1.SENDER NAME:... PAUL MANUEL
2.AMOUNT ..........$5,000 USD
3.Western Union Money transfer Fee: $189.00
4..MTCN...... 4005788512 ( Available for pick up by receiver)
You can track the money on western union website, https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer

If I did not receive your message urgently with the payment details of the $189 I will go ahead and call Mrs.Joy Simpson to send down the money, and I will change the total fund to her name and send the funds to her immedately .

SEND VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TO THE CASHIER INFORMATION BELOW.

Receiver:...... Jean Tidjani
Address:.......32 God's Mercy,Cotonou Benin Republic
Amount........$189.00
Phone ====== +22998219808
MTCN...........?
Senders Name=?
Sender's Address

THANKS FOR OUR PATRONAGE,
YOURS SINCERELY

MR.STEVEN KEN
MANAGER WESTERN UNION FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER

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