419 scam: "MR.DAVID YATES"<dy@wu.com> APPROVAL OF YOUR FUNDS

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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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "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. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "jacob_orton1@super.lt" (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.
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.
- +2348095533430 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2348182671028

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.DAVID YATES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jacob_orton1@super.lt>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:17:17 -0400
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR FUNDS

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

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ALL OUTSTANDING PAYMENT THAT WAS LEFT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT WHICH YOUR NAME WAS INCLUDED. HOWEVER, YOU WERE GIVEN A COST BILL TO PAY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT OF WHICH WE ARE CONTACTING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HOWEVER, OUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IS NOW NOTIFYING YOU OF OUR READINESS TO SEND ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY, THIS IS BECAUSE WE SAW YOUR NAME AS THOSE WHO HAVE PATRONIZED WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER IN THE LAST 2-3 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AMONG THE UN PAID BENEFICIARY.

IN ORDER WORDS THE HEAD BRANCH MANAGEMENT OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER HERE IN WEST AFRICA ARE NOW REQUESTING AND NOTIFYING THOSE WHO WILL PREFER RECEIVING THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH THIS METHOD SHOULD PAY ONLY THE SUM OF 210.541 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $310 US DOLLARS TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYMENT AND AS A MATTER OF FACT WE HAVE NOW TRANSFERRED THE SUM OF 5,000 EUROS IN YOUR FAVOR WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ACTIVATION AND COST BILL FEE PAID TODAY.

BESIDES, MY DEAR, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU WHICH YOU HAVE TO COMP LY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ,IN ORDER FOR US TO START SENDING YOU YOUR FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AMOUNTING 5,000 EUROS TWICE DAILY UNTIL YOUR TOTAL FUND OF $850,000,00 USD IS COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED. BUT REMEMBER THAT AFTER (3 DAYS) IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENT THEN WE WILL RETURN YOUR FUNDS BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TREASURY TO AVOID PROBLEM AND ALSO CANCEL THE FUND TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY.

AGAIN AFTER SEVEN DAYS WE WILL START OUR SUMMER-YEAR PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO HELP ALL OUR CUSTOMERS BEFORE WE ENTER INTO THE NEW SUMMER PROJECTS. SO BE ADVISED TO SEND THE REQUIRED FEE TO THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION OF YOUR INSTALMENT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY,SO AS FOR YOUR FUND TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING YO UR PAYMENT STARTING FROM TOMORROW.

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

Name: Mr JACOB ORTON
Email Address:jacob_orton1@super.lt
Website:www.westernunion.com
TEL+234-81-8267-1028

NOTE THAT THERE IS NO TIME AGAIN FOR US TO CALL ANY PERSON ON PHONE UNLESS YOU WILL CALL +234-80-9553-3430, OR YOU CAN EQUALLY E-MAIL US. AFTER THE PAYMENT OF $310 IS BEEN MADE SO AS FOR YOUR TRANSFER TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATEL IN ORDER FOR YOU TO START RECEIVING €10,000 EUROS EVERY DAY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

INFORMATION OF THE FIRST WESTERN UNION MADE IN YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF €210.541 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $310 US DOLLARS FOR THE ACTIVATION AND COST BILL FEE OF YOUR TRANSFER.

AMOUNT: 5,000 EUROS
SENDERS NAME: DAVID YATES
MTCN: 827-049-7301

REMITTANCE FOR THE ACTIVATION AND COSTBILL FEE SHOULD BE MADE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO OUR ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH THE BELOW STATED INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY TODAY.

RECEIVER'S NAME==OSIO EFE
CITY== LAGOS
COUNTRY==NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION== COLOUR
ANSWER==BLUE
AMOUNT ONLY= €210.541 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $310 US DOLLARS

NB: THE ACTIVATION AND COST BILL FEE AMOUNT ($310 USD) IS ABSOLUTELY COMPULSORY, AND MUST BE PAID BEFORE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FIRST AND SECOND PAYMENT TO OUR FINACIAL ACCOUNT OFFICER FOR EASY CONFIRMATION).

THE INFORMATION WE NEED FROM YOU AFTER MAKING THE PAYMENT OF $310 IS:-

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

THE MOMENT WE RECEIVED THE PAYMENT OF €210.541 EUROS EQUIVALENT TO $310 DOLLARS WE WILL RELEASE THE FIRST PAYMENT INFORMATION OF €5,000 EUROS TO YOU AND ONCE YOU PICK IT UP, WE WILL SEND YOU THE SECOND PAYMENT RIGHT AWAY. THEN THE TRANSFER CONTINUES UNTIL YOU HAVE FINALLY RECEIVED YOUR TOTAL FUNDS AMOUNT $850,000.00 USD.

WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION OTHERWISE YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE CANCELED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT AGAIN 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+234-81-8267-1028

SINCERELY,
MR.DAVID YATES
WESTERN UNION®SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE
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