419 scam: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <deskofficiall@sify.com> MTCN

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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. )
- "you are required to pay " (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. )
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.
- w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:16:40 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: MTCN

To The Attention Of Beneficiary.

Be informed that your part-payment of ($350.000.00) from International
Monetary Fund Unit (IMF) has been approved to transfer via our department of
Western Union, Meanwhile your urgent respond is highly needed with the
re-confirmation of your details where and how to receive your funds in our
office such as:

Your Name:.....

Country:......

State and
City.......
Address..........
Telephone

Number............
Age...........
Sex.........
Occupation.........

Also
the payment of $5,000.00 has already been made through Western Union for you
to pick it up, but due to the instruction we received from
International Monetary Fund Unit (IMF), You are required to pay sum
of($48) to activate your payment files and also to ensure you are the
right person to receive the fund. Upon reception of the Activation fee,you
can pick up the first transferof $5,000.00.

SENDER'S FIRST NAME:..
Joseph

SENDER'S LAST NAME:.. Nwabunwanne

Amount: $5,000.00.

MTCN :#
3012096216

Test Question: When

Answer: Today

Track it with our website: https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global

You
can easily get back to us via email or telephone# for more details while
the

amount you will be confirming daily is ($5,000.00) starting from the day
we receive the Activation fee of sum of $48 You are to use the name below
to send the Activation Fee via Western Union and send payment details to this Email: w.unionmoneytransferbj@hotmail.com

RECEIVER NAME.......IFEANYI C. JOHN

COUNTRY......................BENIN REPUBLIC
TEXT
QUESTION..........GOOD

ANSWER.................GOD

SENDER
NAME..............

MTCN.............

SENDER ADRESS..........

We are
looking forward to hearing from you.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Williams Morgan

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