419 scam: "Mr.James William" <westernuionoffice13@gmail.com> Quickly reply

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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:
- "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. )
- "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.
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: "Mr.James William" <westernuionoffice13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ifeanyiudealor123@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:32:17 +0100
Subject: Quickly reply

Greetings!

Quickly reply to pick up your $7000 usd today. we have sent the Money
as you have instructed by wire transfer through MoneyGram. The
MoneyGram Control 1 number ( Reference No ) 782470* .The beneficiary
must produce a Photo ID plus the Reference No # 7824707*. in order to
receive the cash from MoneyGram .The International Monetary Fund IMF
and United Nation instructed us to releasing ( available Reference No
# 7824707* ) 8 digit number which is HOLD to available so pick up the
$7000 dollar from ( Mr. Richard Jay Willis ) or do your Sent a Representative
to Claim Your first payment from total fund $7,5million,

PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY HERE OR RESEND YOUR
PAYMENT $7000 TO PICK UP NOW.

Receiver Name:....
Your Country:......
Your Telephone......
Your Address......

I will be watching for you to pick up $7000 usd and get back to us for
more payment until the total $7,5million complete transfer to you.Here
is my information that you requested from to MoneyGram pick up your
$7000 immediately okay:

MoneyGram Control Reference No # 7824707* with Last Name:- Collett
and our web site tracking your payment to confirmand money is real (
https://secure.moneygram.com/embed/track )

My name and address:

SENDER NAME ...Richard Jay Willis
MoneyGram Control Reference No # 7824707*
SENDER...ADDRESS NO 22 AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
Amount ,,,,,$7000 USD
RECEIVER NAME IS YOUR NAME....?

Best regards,
Mr. Richard William
MoneyGram Office

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