419 scam: "CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE"<emorris71@fsnet.co.uk> FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "westerndepartment.00002@secretarias.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.
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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348028868340 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westerndepartment.00002@secretarias.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:02:48 +0300
Subject: FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,
WEST AFRICA ZONAL HEAD QUARTER,
PAY OFFICE. #93, ROYAL CRESCENT,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA
WEBSITE; WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

NOTE:READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENT OF THIS EMAIL.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ALL OUTSTANDING PAYMENT THAT WAS LEFT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT AND MICROSOFT WORLDWIDE WHICH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS WAS INCLUDED. HOWEVER, YOU WERE GIVEN A COST BILL IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT OF WHICH WE ARE CONTACTING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.BE INFORMED THAT YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN INSURED AND NOTHING CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM IT.

Nobody is forcing you against your wish to make the payment of the 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 DOLLARS YOU USE MONEY TO MAKE MONEY FOR BUSiness AND YOU ARE GETING A RETURN SUM OF 2,217,527.92 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO 2,999,650.00 DOLLARS

HOWEVER, OUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS NOW NOTIFYING YOU OF OUR READINESS TO SEND ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY TO YOU BECAUSE WE SAW YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS AS THOSE WHO HAVE PATRONIZED MICROSOFT PRIVACY TERMS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. IN ORDER WORDS WE ARE NOW REQUESTING THAT THOSE RECEIVING THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH THIS METHOD SHOULD PAY ONLY THE SUM OF 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 DOLLARS TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYMENT AND AS A MATTER OF FACT WE HAVE NOW TRANSFERRED THE SUM OF 5,000 EUROS TO YOU WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE THE COST BILL FEE PAID TODAY.

BESIDES, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO COMPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL START SENDING YOU YOUR FUNDS VIA BY WESTERN UNION OR MONEYGRAM, 5,000 EUROS TWICE DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND IS COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED. BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (1 WEEK) IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN WE WILL RETURN YOUR FUNDS BACK TO THE MICROSOFT PRIVACY TERMS WORLDWIDE TREASURY TO AVOID PROBLEM OR WE WILL CANCEL THE FUND TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY.

SO BE ADVISED TO SEND THE 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 US DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER WILL REGISTER YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY,SO AS FOR YOUR FUND TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT STARTING FROM TOMORROW.

MTCN............ 841 116 3297
SENDERS NAME......... Alexander Onyibor.
http://www.westernunion.com/info/selectCountry.asp

BELOW IS THE CONTACT ADDRESS OF THE DIRECTOR OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER CORPERATE HEAQUATERS IN WEST AFRICA.

Name: MR. Daniel Jaun
Email Address:westerndepartment.00002@secretarias.com
Email Address:info@westernuni.onplc.net
Website:www.westernunion.com
TEL+234-80-2886-8340

NOTE THAT THERE IS NO TIME AGAIN FOR US TO CALL ANY PERSON ON PHONE UNLESS YOU WILL CALL +234-80-2886-8340, OR YOU CAN EQUALLY E-MAIL US. AFTER THE PAYMENT OF $350 IS BEEN MADE SO AS FOR YOUR TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATEL IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING EUROS 10,000 EVERY DAY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEYGRAM.

INFORMATION OF THE FIRST WESTERN UNION OR MONEYGRAM MADE WITH YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SUM OF 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 US DOLLARS FOR THE COST BILL OF YOUR TRANSFER.

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ADVISED TO SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEYGRAM.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT Alexander ojiofor{ACCOUNT OFFICER} IS THE BEARER OF THE PAYMENT INFORMATION SLATED BELOW:

RECEIVER'S NAME== Alexander ojiofor
CITY== LAGOS
COUNTRY==NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION== COLOUR
ANSWER==BLUE
AMOUNT ONLY= 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 DOLLARS

THE INFORMATION WE NEED FROM YOU ONCE YOU MADE THE PAYMENT OF $350 IS:-

SENDER'S NAME_______________
MTCN_________________ (10 DIGIT NUMBERS)
SENDERS LOCATION _________________

THE MOMENT WE RECEIVED THE PAYMENT OF 258.742 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $350 DOLLARS WE WILL RELEASE THE FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION OF 5,000 EUROS TO YOU AND ONCE YOU PICKED IT UP, WE WILL SEND YOU THE SECOND PAYMENT RIGHT AWAY. THE TRANSFER CONTINUES UNTIL YOU HAVE TOTALLY RECEIVED YOUR FUNDS. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE PAYMENT THIS YEAR.

NB:ONCE AGAIN,I APOLOGISE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE UN (UNITED NATIONS) FAILURE TO RELEASE YOUR FUND ON TIME, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN LONG overdue. DO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU GOT THIS MAIL FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

DISPATCHED THIS DAY AND FOR ENQUIRY, CALL TEL+234-80-2886-8340

SINCERELY,
MR.EDWARD PETERS
WESTERN UNION®SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE
© 2010 MICROSOFT PRIVACY TERMS OF USE..

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