419 scam: "Hon. (Mrs) K. Andem" <admin@mmproje.local> Contact Nigeria Western Union and pickup your US$5000 daily immediately.

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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. )
- "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. )
- "lagos" (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.
- +2347039868045 (Nigeria, 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.
- westernunion.office@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. (Mrs) K. Andem" <admin@mmproje.local>
Reply-To: <westernunion.office@kimo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:30:57 +0800
Subject: Contact Nigeria Western Union and pickup your US$5000 daily immediately.

Attention Beneficiary.

RE: Western union Regional office Final Notification on Pending Payments.

This is to officially notify you that the payment reconciliation Committee has reviewed your payment

file and issued payment authorization order to the Special Transfer Unit (WUMT-STU) Nigeria to

immediately start transferring your daily $5000 twice a day until your total amount of $1.500, 000 USD

being part payment of your fund, compensation/ poverty allevation progamme is paid in full.

This is to bring to your notice that Western Union Nigeria has taking over all payment from Africa/

Europe, America and Asia counties etc. as Contract payment, Fund inheritance, Lottery Winning prize,

Atm Debit cards, henceforth commercial banks, Security Companies,ATM Credit and Debit Union including

any offshore payment centres are no more authorized to handle release of funds.

This gazette was released after an 2 hours joint meeting of Western Union International and joint

committee of IMF/United Nation, Central Bank Governors and US Embassy. This resolution was championed

by the US Embassy due to the numerous complaints levied by American nationals whose payments has been

seized, held or delayed due to numerous taxes and fees. We have now resolved the hitches and you are

advised to contact the Western Union Money Transfer Unit NIGERIA for the re-instatement of your

payment file. He will be giving you further directives to this regards.

We apologies for the inconveniencies you might have had before while in the quest to receive your fund

and we assure you that the problem has been resolved and you can now receive your fund without further

delay through our Special Transfer Unit. Contact the director immediately on the contact information

below and you are mandated to round up with your re-instatement of your fund within 7 days. This takes

immediate effect from today.

Any beneficiary that do not comply to this directive within the stipulated time frame(7 days) will

not blame anyone for non-payment as non processed payment files will be referred back to the Federal

reserve account as unclaimed payment.

Contact Mr.Innocent Peter immediately with the below co-ordinates.

Direct phone line is: +234 7039868045
Western Union Manager: Mr.Innocent Peter
Email:( westernunion.office@kimo.com )

Payment Information.

MTCN :_______________ 660980 #### Tell him to give you the remaining 4 digits
Sender's Name:_________Angela Ann Johnson
Amount Sent___________ $5000.00 USD
City:---------------------------- Lagos
Country:_______________ Nigeria

Ask Mr.Innocent Peter to give you the remaining 4 digits number for you to pick up your $5000 he sent

to you, he will be sending $5000 twice daily until he finish sending the total amount to you which

is $1500.000.00 USD, (One Million Five Hundred Thousands Dollars),

We agree that you will pay $85 to them for deduction Approval document to enable them deduction all

charges, as they don't have the power to deduct any charges from your money without the deduction

approval document from the Supreme Court of Nigeria, this is the new law in NIGERIA as the government

has stopped beneficiaries from paying much before receiving their fund.

You have just Seven (7) days to process your payment file.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours in service.
Hon. (Mrs) K. Andem
Chairperson: Payment Reconciliation Board
AFRO-ASIA Chapter.UN-IMF.

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