419 scam: "MR. JOHN PKUS" <officefile034@gmail.com> Your Payment has been sent MTCN Numnber 457-2008-041

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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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22999358899 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- westerunion41@yahoo.de (Yahoo, Germany; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JOHN PKUS" <officefile034@gmail.com>
Reply-To: file4diplo1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:37:44 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Your Payment has been sent MTCN Numnber 457-2008-041

YOUR FULL RESPECT,

THIS DEPARTMENT OFFICE WESTERN UNION HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SEND
YOURFUND TO YOUR LOCATION IN YOUR CITY FROM THE DIAMOND WESTERN UNION
DEPARTMENT HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC.YOU WILL BE RECEIVING YOUR FUND
($4,500 U.S.D) PER DAY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE TOTAL SUM OF
($650.000.00 Us dollars) I WANTTO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU
THAT GOVERNMENT IS PLANING TO CANCEL YOURWINNER FUNDS AND TRANSFER IT
INTO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROMYOU WITHIN 2DAYS, YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US OUR TRANSFER CHARGES THE SUM OF$49.00 USD FOR
THE $4,500 USD THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEND, MEANWHILE SEND THE$49.00USD TO
US IMMEDIATELY TODAY FOR FASTER SENDING OF YOUR FUND CORRECTLY
BYTOMORROW MORNING...

AFTER THE MONEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED CORRECTLY TO YOUR ADDRESS WE
WILLMAIL YOU THE PAYMENT INFORMATION'S YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR MONEY IN
ANYWESTERN UNION AROUND YOUR LOCATION CORRECTLY BECAUSE THE ONE THAT IS
HERE ISNOT CORRECT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR $49.00 USD ONLY.

REASON WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $49.00 USD IS THAT WE TRIED
TODEDUCT THE TRANSFERRING FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER
ADMINISTRATORTRUST FUND OF BENIN REPUBLIC TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS RIGHT
OVER YOUR FUND AS ITHAVE BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE
DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TOYOUR HANDS TO AVOID STEALING SOME OF THE FUNDS
SO IF YOU WANT TO TRACK THEMONEY AND CONFIRM IF THE FUNDS IS
TRANSFERRED ENTER OUR CODE

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF WESTERN UNION

DIRECTOR GENERAL----MR.OUCHMAN DURUKANTA

EMAIL ADRESS ... Email :( westerunion41@yahoo.de)

PHONE NUMBER +229-99 35 88 99

THEN CLICK TRACKING AND ENTER THE MTCN NUMBER; 3771704680 ENTER SENDERSFIRST PIUS .....ENTER

SENDERS LAST NAME..OGUGUA AND CLICK TRACKING AND IT WILL SHOW YOU
THATYOUR FUNDS IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP SENDER NAME: PIUS
OGUGUA,

WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM

SENDER'S NAME:==== PIUS OGUGUA

TEXT QUESTION:=======Who Is Able

ANSWER:==============God

AMOUNT:===============$4500,00.

MTCN :================== 457-2008-041

http://www.westernunion.com/info/selectCountry.

ASAP FINALLY URGENT SEND US THE $49.00 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOURPAYMENT IMMEDIATELY RIGHT.

BELOW IS OUR ACCOUNT'S INFORMATION FOR YOU TO SEND THE $49.00 USD
THROUGHWESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEEN OUR TRANSFERRING CHARGE FOR
YOUR $4,500 USD,

1.Receiver Name :=======Usman Zaiky

2.City/Country:==========Cotonou - Benin Republic.

3.Question=============Who is Able

4.Answer:=============God

5.Amonut:=============$49.00

6.MTCN: =========

7.Sender Name=====

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED .WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON
AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE TO QUICKENTHE PROCESS OF THE RELEASING YOUR
PAYMENT TO YOU TODAY.

THEN CONTACT US WITHYOUR FULL INFORMATION.

EMAIL ADRESS :( westerunion41@yahoo.de)

PHONE NUMBER :+229-99 35 88 99

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