419 scam: Western Union <przeclawsiostry@neostrada.pl> Attention: Scam Victim

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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. )
- "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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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 Union <przeclawsiostry@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: wumtdept@cash4u.com
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:32:35 +0800
Subject: Attention: Scam Victim

Send Money Worldwide®
WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE DEPT
OUR REF: WUMT0MYXX11/10
OFFICE: 14 - 16 JALAN IPOH
51200 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
WEBSITE: www.westernunion.com
Email: wumtdept@cash4u.com

Dear Sir / Madam,

You are welcomed to the Western Union Money Transfer Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Prime Minister of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia awarded us contract to pay the Internet Scam Victims who lost their money or was duped by the Internet Fraudsters / Scammers here in Malaysia and Worldwide, as a compensation for losing their money to Internet Fraudsters.

This is to notify you that you were among 250 scam victims we were instructed to pay the sum of $30,000 United States Dollars. We were instructed by the Prime Minister Of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and the Authorities to pay the above mentioned amount to each of the scam victims via our services.

The Prime Minister instructed that each of the 250 scam victims will come up with our transfer charges sum of US$470.00 before we should transfer and can give the person the Money Transfer Control Number, the text question & answers which can be use to pick up his/her $30,000.00 United States Dollars in his/her country Western Union Money Transfer Agents location. The reason why all the scam victims should pay the transfer charge is to avoid wrong claimant or misdirection of funds.

Again, the reason why you should send the transfer charges (US$470.00) to us is that we said we can deduct it out from your fund but the Minister Administrator Trust Fund Of Malaysia told us that no one has access over your fund as it has been signed and stamped that no money should be deducted (even a cent) until it gets to you. This is to avoid misdirection of fund, because if anyone has access to that it will involve you losing your fund.

For the transfer of the US $30,000 to you, your information is needed below:

Full Name: ____
Contact Address: ____
International Passport or Identity Card No.: ____

Moreover, we have already transferred your money online and the payment information shall be sent to you once we hear from you. The below is the information you should use to send the transfer charge (US$470) to us:

Receiver Name: KASIDY GHANI
Receiver Address: 14 - 16 JALAN IPOH 51200 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
Amount: US$470.00
MTCN:

Once the fee is sent, kindly forward the MTCN, SENDER NAME and SENDER ADDRESS to us. After sending the transfer charge to enable us pick up the money here in our department office, upon receipt of the transfer charge, we will immediately release the remittance information of your USD$30,000.00 to you.

Therefore, we are expecting your urgent response along with your information and the transfer charge for the transfer of your money which is in our custody here.

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Kasidy Ghani
Remittance Dept, Western Union
Malaysia Constituency.
Western Union®

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