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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.
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:
Fraud email example:
From: "TONY MORIS" <tonymoris12@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 01:18:37 -0700
Subject: WESTERN UNION !!!!!!
Western Union(R)
Dear Sir/Madam,
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BENIN REPUBLIC
in the amount of $20.000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03, at the owner of this email address. The
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for your compensation a couple of
hours
ago due to your allocated security code.
They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a
name. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email
address, so we require some more information in order to complete this
transfer.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:
In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union
Solicitors Fund Verification Department: western.union000@hotmail.com
As soon as this information is received,and you have complied with the
requirements of payment for the remitence permit $275. And as soon as
the payment is made the money will be transfer to your nominated bank
account or at the counter directly from The Western Union Transfering
Bank.
Note: That this is not one of those Nigerian/African scams that all
they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you wil not
receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from
the Management of Western Union Money Transfer Benin Republic Head Office
and our Motto is To Serve You Better.
Contact us on our website on (www.westernunion.co.uk)
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN HEAD OFFICE.
DISPATCHED THIS DAY
Sincerely,
Mr.Tony Moris,
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