419 scam: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <info.effegooffice1@gmail.com> USD$5000 HAS BEEN SENT TODAY,

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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:
- "activation 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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- +22964417742 (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.
- w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <info.effegooffice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 16:32:23 +0100 (BST)
Subject: USD$5000 HAS BEEN SENT TODAY,

To The Attention Of Beneficiary.

Thereis an issue with the
WESTERN UNION TRANSFER UNITED UNITED STATE OFAMERICA in the amount of
US$1.5Mdirected in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/011,at the owner of this
email address .
TheINTERNATIONAL MONETARY Fund
contacted us for the release of your moneya couple of hours ago due to your
allocated security code. They saidthat they choose to send it to you through
Western Union instead ofcourier services because there's many fake courier
company here so wedon't trust any of them. We are unable to complete a transfer
directedat an e-mail address,so we require some more information in order
tocomplete this transfer.

FULL NAME:.... ....
FULL
CONTACT ADDRESS:..... ....
COUNTRY:...... ...............
MOBILE PHONE
NUMBER:..... .......
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:.....
.

Note:Ifyou would like Bank to
Bankwire transfer then you call Mr.David Williams onthis phone
+229-64417742
and ask him to give you the bank contactinformation that you
like bankto bank wire transfer, but note that thisis no scam and is directlyfrom
the Management of Western Union MoneyTransfer Benin Republic HeadOffice and our
Motto is To Serve You Better.

We will be sending you $5000
Dollars every day because to transfer thetotal money to your account will cost
you big money for thetransferring that's why united nations give us order to be
sending you$5000 Dollars every day and bellow is the information of the
firsttransfer to your name and you are advised to contact the Western Union
Agent Dr. Williams Morgan to give you the completeness for the first
Installment of usd$5000 because the MTCN sent to you now is notcomplete as send
Eight digit numbers remaining two numbers you willcollect from Mr.David
Williams once you have made the contact with him, toenable you pick up the
payment of USD$5000 today, But if you wishes Bank To Bank Online Wire Transfer
then do let Mr.David Williams to Direct you to the Bank Of Africa for the
Online Transfer.

Butadvise you call Mr.David
Williams Immediately you receive this e-mail with Call +229-64417742 ask him
forth two digit number's of the MTCN :

SENDER'S NAME:......OBINNA
PHILIP
TEXT QUESTION:.....HONESTY
ANSWER:........
ALWAYS
CODE...........303
MTCN:.........59509319
AMOUNT
SENT:......$5,000.00

Contact us on
our:

E-mail: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com
Phone number +229-64417742
Director Name: Dr.
Williams Morgan .

Alsonote that you would be
deceiving $5000 for each transfer that's how weare going pay you your US$1.5M
US$5000 Dollars per a
transfer.

All that is required of you now before receiving
your first installment payment is to proceed to the nearest Western Union Money
Transfer outlet and then request to send $38.00 Usd (Thirty eight United State
Dollars) to us through the western union money transfer Foreign Operations
Manager Mr. John Ifeanyi
with the below information's.

1. Receivers Name: John
Ifeanyi
2. State: Portnovo.
3. Country: Benin
Republic.
4. Amount: $38.00 Usd.
5. Test Question: Best Coulor ?
6.
Test Answer: White.

Your first installment will be released after (2)
hours and shall be made payable to you after we received the transfer charges
for the $38.00 Usd (seventy Fifty United State Dollars) transferred, you will
only have to pay the $38.00 Usd before collection. Please proceed with the
above payment instructions fill in the underlisted details for
confirmation:

Senders Name: ?
Receivers Name: ?
Amount sent:
?
MTCN (10 Digit Number): ?

We awaits your activation fee so you can
start receiving your instalment payment as from today.

Yours
truly,

Dr. Williams Morgan THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER,BENIN HEAD OFFICE.DISPATCHED THIS DAY BEST.
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