419 scam: Western Union Remittance <barb.ek.811@earthlink.net> Private Deal Confidential

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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:
- "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. )
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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 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.
- westernunion.remittancedepts@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Western Union Remittance <barb.ek.811@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Western Union Remittance <westernunion.remittancedepts@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:27:36 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Private Deal Confidential

Good-day,

Please permit me to introduce my self,i am Mr Jamila Yakubu Mgr.Payment/international fund transfer,of Ghana western union money transfer regional head quarters,Accra Ghana Africa.I am believing i can confide in you in terms of trust and business confidentiality.I have the sum of 2million United state dollars in my inter remittance machine belonging to a deceased citizen of USA.And the Ghana govt inter western union verification theme has contacted me to provide all remittance data file both last year and this year,and if verified that this owner of this said fund is dead,i will be ask to send money back to there govt account,and i will never gain any thing.

So in this regard,i will want to fixed your name to this fund,and for each remittance that come to you,you shall in return send %50 to my private account in the state,since the maximum we transfer per day is $7000usd,as our inter remittance capacity.And i most inform you that this is %100 risk free on your end,because i am on top of the operation.So on this notice i plea to have your personal data information including your full name,email address and telephone no,on this private mail westernunion.remittancedepts@gmail.com,and you shall be contacted officially for remittance proceed.

Thanks.
Jamila Yakubu.

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