419 scam: "CHIEF ODIKE"<processunit1@yahoo.co.uk> Re: HAVE A NICE DAY

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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. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "sggbe.western@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sggbe.western@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "CHIEF ODIKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sggbe.western@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:29:05 -0400
Subject: Re: HAVE A NICE DAY

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE COTONOU REPUBLI OF BENIN. OFFICE COTONOU REPUBLIOF BENIN.
FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.COTONOU
BENINREPUBLIC/ADDRESS A35 JUMP EXPRESS ROAD COTONOU.
WEBSITE .www..westernunion.com http://site.www.westernunion.com/

NOTIFICATION*NOTIFICATION*NOTIFICATION !!!

Hello.

This office wishes you and your family a happy and prosperous new year.

This office did not hear or receive the needed fee $75.00 as we have told you earlier,why?

Hope you still remember that,this your fund of (USA)$2,500,000.00 is long
over due in our vault and by our rules and regulations, we are not
authorised to holds or keeps any fund here in our care for a long period of time,Order from above.

Now,this office is offering a New Year BONUS to help our customers to
receive their fund/money left in this office before entering to our new project for the new year 2013.

We gives you two(2)days to send this needed fee.

Note;once we enter to our new project for the new year 2013,your
transaction will be canceil and your fund will be transfer to government
account.Order from above.

This is your another chance.Send this fee now and start receiving your
funds same day without any delay.

This needed fee is for re-newing and re-confirming of your payment file here for your immediate payment of $2,500,000.00 as we have explained to you earlier.

Even in bank sector,any dormant account must be re-activated before using it.Hope you understand this matter very well now.

This office gives you full guarantee/assurance that,once this needed fee is receive here now,your payment file will be re-newed and re-confirmed and your payment will start to be sending to you same day without any delay.

Even the informations,VALID(MTCN) of your first payment of $5,000.00 is
here with me now,waiting to be send to you immediatly affter your payment
file is re-newed and re-confirmed here.

This is your payment informations of your first payment of
$5,000.00 with VALID MTCN,But is picked up now by this office
because since your picking up informations is in internet many
people is going for the fund which is not their fund.

This office will resend to you another new picking up informations with
valid MTCN which you will be use in picking up your fund immediatly affter
you have send this needed $75.00 now ok.

Track this fund with western union website now; (
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderResults.asp?country=global)
and confirmed its picked up by this office.

Sender Name:Alfonso Fortunato

MTCN: 733-819-3543

AMOUNT----$5,000.00

Kindly send this needed fee as quickly as western union office OR money
gram office open in your country today.

Do act fast.

Call Mr Gary Nelson with his direct phone number----(+22993010389)

Conditions of sending your fund to you.

(1)Your fund will be sending to you $5,000.00 three(3)times per week till
you receive the total fund of $2,500,000.00

(2)Only you have the access in picking up your fund.

(3)You will be picking your fund from any western union office of your
choice.

(4)Once you pick up your first fund another new picking up informations
will send to you till you receive the total fund.

Kindly send this needed fee as quickly as possible today to enable us to start sending your fund without any delay.

Get back to me now.

STOP DELAYING THIS FUND HERE.

NOTE;ONCE THIS NEEDED FEE IS RECEIVED HERE AS I TOLD YOU,THIS FUND WILL BE RELEASED FOR YOU TO START PICKING IT UP FROM ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE NEAR YOU SAME DAY, $5,000.00 THREE(3)TIMES PER WEEK TILL YOU RECEIVE THE TOTAL FUND OF $2,500,000.00

Payment only by Cash.

My dear, bear in mind that he who looks into the future with the eyes of
fear,will see nothing but failure. What you hear determines how you think, how youthink determines how you behave and how you behave determines what you
become.
Our future is too good to be ignored.

CONTACT OUR PAYMENT OFFICE,
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER---Mr James Ude
E-mail;sggbe.western@ymail.com

STOP DELAYING THIS FUND HERE.

Send this needed fee $75.00 now through WESTERN UNION OFFICE (OR) MONEY
GRAM OFFICE with the informations below:

RECEIVER NAME:...................... EZECHUKWU EDWIN

COUNTRY:.....................................Republic of Benin.

CITY :............... .............................Cotonou.

TEXT QUESTION:......................FOR WHAT

TEXT ANSWER:.......................FUND

AMOUNT:...............................$75. 00 USDa

MTCN NUMBER.........................

SENDER'S NAME........................

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR UEGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE KNOW YOUR
ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT. YOU CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CELL
PHONE NUMBER: (+22993010389).

NOTE;DO RE-CONFIRMED YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS WITH YOUR DIRECT PHON
NUMBER.

BEST REGARD,

Contact person:MrJames Ude.
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC.
EMAIL;sggbe.western@ymail.com
PHONE;(+22993010389)
Code of Conduct(505)

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