419 scam: "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER LONDON UK"<postmaster@intms.ru> CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER LONDON UK

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- +447014233723 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447010039361 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- wu.londonuk@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER LONDON UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wu.londonuk@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:37:27 -0700
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER LONDON UK

Send Money Worldwide
SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE
FROM THE DESK OF WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE DEPT LONDON UK
OUR REF:WUMT0XX2/987
TELLPHONE NUMBER; +447014233723
FAX NUMBER: +447010039361

GOOD NEWS,

There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER UNITED UNITED KINGDOM in the amount of $2.5 Million directed in cash credited to file KTU/

9023118308/03, at the owner of this email address . The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for the release of your money a couple of hours ago due to

your allocated security code.

They said that they choose to send it to you through western union instead of courier services because there's many fake courier company and banks in africa

so we don't trust any of them. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email address,so we require some more information in order to complete

this transfer.

YOUR FULL NAME:______________________________
YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:___________________
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:__________________________
MARITAL STATUS:________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:________________________
OCCUPATION: ________________________
SEND YOUR CONTACT INFO TO THIS EMAIL; wu.londonuk@sify.com

CONTACT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THIS E-MAIL wu.londonuk@sify.com Phone number +447014233723 DIRECTOR NAME DR DAVID ROBERT.

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 will not receive your

funds, but note that this is not scam and is directly from the Management of Western Union Money Transfer London Uk Head Office and our Motto is To Serve You

Better. we will be sending you $5.000.00 usd every day because to transfer the sum of $2.5 million usd to your account will cost you big money for the

transferring Charges. that is why united nations give us order to be sending you $5.000.00 usd every day until the $2,5 million is completed,

CONTACT US ON THIS
E-mail; wu.londonuk@sify.com
Phone number +447014233723
Fax Number: +447010039361
Director Name DR DAVID ROBERT
COUNTRY LONDON UK UNITED KINGDOM

note that you will be receiving $5.000.00 for each transfer that's how we are going to pay your $2.5 million usd. $5.000.00 usd per a day.

THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, LONDON UK HEAD OFFICE.

BEST REGARDS,
DR DAVID ROBERT SECRETARY
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER UK 202
Phone number: +447014233723
Fax Number: +447010039361
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