419 scam: "WESTERN UNIONX" <davidjacksons@gmail.com> Credit Alert: US$7,500 Wire Transfer

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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. )
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: "WESTERN UNIONX" <davidjacksons@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <mginternationaldirector@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:07:21 +0530
Subject: Credit Alert: US$7,500 Wire Transfer

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Patel Girish Plaza, Patel Nagar, 1st Floor,
New Delhi, India.
+918447476332

Hello Customer,

The Management of Western Union Office, India is in receipt of bank check of US$1.5million from the UNITED NATION with instruction that we should wire to you the sum of US$7,500 daily until all the money is received by you.

The check is a compensation fund of contract/winning/inheritance fund which you have been unable to receive with several attempts and efforts by you. Due to bureaucracies and corruption among some officials.

So all you will do for for me to start wiring the sum of US$7,500 to you daily starting from today is to fill your data completely and correctly as follows:

Your Name in Full;
Telephone Number:
Contact home/Office Address:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Sex:
ID no:

As soon as I receive the above listed requirement, I shall proceed to processing and transferring the sum of US$7,500 to you daily, starting from today.

Thank you.

Mr. Sheel Sharma
Director, Western Union Office,
New Delhi, India.
+918447476332

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