419 scam: "WESTERN UNION"<butterflyangel32@sprint.blackberry.net> FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2348066684762 (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.
- wuniger@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WESTERN UNION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wuniger@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:03 -0700
Subject: FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL (EKE BEN)
PHarcourt Crescent, Off Gimbiya St,
Area II, Awka ,Nigeria
Email(wuniger@yahoo.com.ph)

Dear Fund Beneficiary.

We wish to announce to you that one of our big customers sent some huge amount of money in your name for the settlement of your long awaited funds. This amount is valued at Forty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US.Dollars 49,500,000.00(Fourty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US.Dollars).

Also following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces(President Goodluck Jonathan ) that all outstanding foriegh debts especially next of kin,Lottery Winnings and Contract payments should be released to beneficiaries forthwith unconditionally.

To this regards we have opened up an escrow account for this payment process, and have arranged your funds for immediate payment to you forthwith and unconditionally we have taking all this strict measures to safeguard the amount involved so that no other person can have access to this funds except you and we shall transfer the money to your account immediately,as we have been instructed to make sure that this payment gets to you forthwith and unconditionally.

Be informed that you have been approved to receive payment and that we have scheduled three payment channels to handle this bulky payment to you,you are to choose from the below 4 lists payment procedure which you will like to receive this payment.

1. We can convert the funds to an A.T.M and send to your address , if you choose this payment process, then confirm your address where you want the A.T.M card sent to,as soon as the A.T.M card is sent we shall send you the tracking number so that you will know when exactly the card will reach you.

2.(Bank Of America counter payment)In this process you can go to any Bank Of America location fill out a withdrawal slip with the encrypted details we shall send to you and withdraw your money in cash. Note , that the maximum transaction permitted in the above account on a daily bases is only $15,000.000 if this amount is exceeded ,then your account will be freezed inline with the Bank Of America Banking Policy Rules And Regulation

3.Online banking payment procedure ,In this process an online account will be set up for you with our sister bank in the U.S.A,and the whole funds will be deposited into this account,after that you will be provided with the bank login details so that you can login into the bank website and then transfer to any account of your choice while sitting back home on your PC(personal computer),in this process you can transfer a dailiy limit of $200,000.00 on a daily bases and more depending on the limit your account can receive on a daily bases,this amount can be increased after the first transfer.

4.Direct Bank to bank transfer from our local bank here in Nigeria, our mother bank the Central bank Of Nigeria,
Once money is transferred we shall send you the payment slip for you to go to your account and confirm it,the maximum paid in this process is(US$250,000.00)

It is very important for you to note that before any of this payment process can be attempted you need to pay for a release order certificate which costs only $105 .So before any of this money can be released to you must provide a release order certificate this document cost only $105,and you have to send by Western Union Money Transfer with the below information.

Name:...........EKE BEN
Country ...........Nigeria
City:........Awka
Test:............A
Answer:.............B
Amount:$105

As soon as you send the fees email the M.T.C.N Number city and Country where money was sent from so that we can commence the payment process immediately.

By doing this ,there will be no way for you to tell any stories or complain that you did not receive your funds,because if you fail to receive your fund this final time it is your fault ,as the funds has totally been placed under your power and control,as you will confirm the funds under 48 hours as soon as you pay for the release order certificate,and please bear it in mind that this is the only certificate you need to obtain.

All you need to do at this moment is to Obtain your release order certificate which we will issue to you immediately as soon as you send the $105 ,so that we can confirm that you are the final benefactor as soon as you provide this certificate we shall release your funds to you immediately ,in alternative . Be made aware of the fact that this is the last payment for this year,if you do not receive your funds now then be informed that you might not receive it again or it has to be postponed untill the next quarter which is September next year ,and before then your payment might be tampered with or your payment files misplaced making you spend unnecessary money . As a paying institution we advice you take advantage of this payment because you might never have such an opportunity again, as the payment has been upgraded to our servers so that you can finally have your funds without any futher hinderance delay or Bank Protocol.

The required certificate that will enable you obtain your funds can be obtained from us ,this certificate cost $105 only,you are to proceed to a Western Union agent to send the fees as soon as you receive this email so that we can issue the document immediately release funds through any of the payment procedures you choose, as this is the only way that this document can be obtained because of the urgency of this matter.

You are to follow his advice strictly if you want to receive your funds, note that we are very busy people and if we notice any UN-seriousness in you we might be forced to abandon your transaction.Your are also to respond to this email with with your full name,telephone,occupation,position at work,fax ,telephone ,mobile number and attached with a copy of your Id, because if your data is not complete we shall not respond to your communications..

Note:That This is the only requirement that is needed for you to start accessing and controlling your funds finally. We wait for you to acknowledge our mail and don't forget to send the fees $105 to the above information for the RELEASE ORDER CERTIFICATE and email us the M.T.C.N number and a scanned copy of the Western Union slip for record and reference purposes when responding to his email to enable us release your long awaited funds to you.

Finally be informed that you have only but 24Hours from today to obtain the document and do the first transaction from , failure to comply with this instruction will result to us abandoning your transaction and the funds returned to where they are coming from .

Please do not bother responding to this email if you can not meet the requirements,as any email receive that is not in accordance with our demands will be totally disregarded.

Sincerely.

Mr. Joe Aka(DL) +2348066684762
OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL (EKE BEN)
PHarcourt Crescent, Off Gimbiya St,
Area II, Awka ,Nigeria.
Email(wuniger@yahoo.com.ph)

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