419 scam: Mrs Carolina <officefli2---2332@att.net> Mrs Carolina. The New Manager Of Western union department BeninRepublic;

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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. )
- "tax clearance" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "tax clearance" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
- "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 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.
- officepaymnet@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Carolina <officefli2---2332@att.net>
Reply-To: officepaymnet@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:03:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Mrs Carolina. The New Manager Of Western union department BeninRepublic;

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SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE:
OFFICE OF THE
WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 473 LEU, DE AKPAKPA ROAD.
E.MAIL( officepaymnet@yahoo.es
)

ATTENTION
BENEFICIARY

My Name is Mrs Carolina!,The new elected Manager of Western
Union Office Benin Republic.. I am writing this mail with deep sorow,I
saw your named on our file last week as the one of the most beneficiary which
did not receive their fund valued $900.000.00 Usd which supose to be transfering
at the rate of $6000.00 per day during the Mr.Johnson Abe 's regim.

There is what called Tax clearance certificates which you
supose to obtain but you did not have it and that is only what you needed now
from Tax Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin Citizen.
According to the instruction passed to this Western Union Department from the office of the (Tax
Investigation Services) This will duly guarantee and cover the money as being
legitimately acquired from the Benin Government.

The reason i am emailing you this today is to inform you that
Mr.Johnson has been sacked out since due to his ilegal work, I am here to inform
you that the onlything that will lead you to receive your fund is by trusting me
and follow my direction and make sure you send us $49 to obtain your Tax
clearance certificates and that is only what you needed now from Tax
Investigation Services which noticed that you are not a Benin
Citizen.

According to the instruction passed to this Western Union
Department from the office of the (Tax Investigation Services) This will duly
guarantee and cover the money as being legitimately acquired from the Benin
Government.

You paid much amount of money to MrJohnson in order to get
your fund which fails.Here i am to tell you that the reason you did not receive
your fund is because Mr.Johnson did not lead you to the direct way to get your
Tax clearance certificates

Bear it in mind that due to the Mr.Johnson's attitude our federal
Government has signed that your fund will not release to this Western Union
until you get the Tax clearance certificates, So i want you to know that your
fund of $900.000.00 Usd is still with the Federal Government account but it will release
immediately to this Western
Union Office as soon as you obtain the Tax clearance
certificates.

According to our messenger which went to the Tax
Investigation Services Office Benin
Republic for the Tax clearance certificates which Mr..Christopher told
him that it will cost you the sum of $49.00 for the obtainance of it, So he told
us that they will issue it within one day if the fee will be paid.

I
will be awaiting to hear from you immediately with the payment information to
obtain the Tax clearance certificates,

1. Receiver Name :=======EZE
GABRIEL.
2. City/Country:==========Cotonou - Benin Republic.
3.
Question=============In God
4. Answer:=============We Trust
5.
Amonut:=============US49.00

I am here giving your guarante and also 100
% Percent assurance that this is the only money you will pay and after you pay
it you will start receiving your fund immediately.

I will be waiting
right to have the payment informations in order to enable us obtain this needed
certificates soon.

Regards,
Mrs Carolina. The New Manager Of
Western union department BeninRepublic;

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