419 scam: "DR.JOHN UBA" <wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com> SPECIAL BONUS FROM WESTERN UNION

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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.
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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "money-gram" (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. )
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
- +22968651848 (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.
- wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JOHN UBA" <wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:54:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: SPECIAL BONUS FROM WESTERN UNION

Â SPECIAL BONUS FROM WESTERN UNION
AVENUE JEAN PAUL1. BP 325 Bank Of Nigeria.
Our Ref: CBB/OHG/OXD1/2014
TELEX: CENBANK.PAYMENT FILE: CBB/BEN/2014

Attention Dear Beneficiary.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? You may not understand why this mail came to you today. But we are here to notify you Mr/Mrs that after the meeting United States Ambassador and our excellence the president of federal republic of Nigerian DR.GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN held on yesterday again been 08th/12/2014 the excellence Dr.Goodluck Has instructed this department to send your funds through Western-Union remitting office transfer world wide,

For immediately easier receive of your inherited funds within next 24hrs without any further delay. Since you was unable to receive your money through Money-Gram due to their management but now we have sent your full compensation payment of $1.500.000.00usd to you through Western-Union office.

You will be receiving $7000.MTCN 00usd per day, but we want you to contact the management in Western-Union right now, to avoid paying money to the fraud stars that is going on through the world because we have arranged your payment of ($1.5 millions) One millions five hundred thousand united state dollars, to be sent to you today through Western-Union transfer payment. Your payment will send to you by western-union and the only fee needed now so that you could have your first payment pick up is $185 usd ONLY,

For your information the director of administrator trust funds have already signed your payment, you are free to comply with Western-Union payment office on this email (wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com) however, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your payment by Western-Union. Per day (7000 used).

Uba TrustÂ bank Western-Union transfer
Department. Locations address; plot 1261,
Adeola Hopewell street co/b/rep,
MTCN Number Western-Union..435.758.29
Contact person: Andrew williams
Tele phone fax number: +229 68651848
Email address (wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com)

The financial Western-Union payment center has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment,

So be advice to contact them immediately you get this email now because every thing has been done with them .and once again note: that this is not one of thoseÂ Benin Of Republic scams that all they are after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you will not receive your funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from the our president of Nigeria ofÂ Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and I want you to follow your fund code which follow bellow, and wish is given to you by the high court of Nigerian and the code is (NL44638FGB) And keep the code to avoid loose your payment in Office to serve you better.

Your name...............
Country...................
Phone no.................
Address/city.............
Age/sex...............
Call or email him now so that he can provide the money gram information to
you as urgent as you can. Also do let me know immediately they have
started sending your money, but try to comply with them to enable them
serve you better.

Yours In Service,
Dr.JOHN UBA.
MAIL TO CONTACT US (wester-nuniontransfer@hotmail.com)
+229 68651848 FROM DEPUTY GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT (CBN)

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