419 scam: WESTERN UNION <office_le1249@yahoo.pt> YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5000.00 THROUGH 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:

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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "westernunionbeninrepublic895@yahoo.pt" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "westernunionbeninrepublic895@yahoo.pt" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22998798929 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION <office_le1249@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION <westernunionbeninrepublic895@yahoo.pt>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 04:01:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5000.00 THROUGH WESTERN UNION

Â Congratulation, Congratulation, Congratulations.

After all the verification's in our office, you have been approved as the legal owner of this fund in our Vault, Placed by United Nations Compensation Committee/, / United Nations Compensation Committee have programmed your Payment through our media, But for the fact that your payment file have not been activated, you cannot have access to this deposited fund of $150,000.00 until your payment file have been activated.

Meanwhile we want to inform you that your total fund sum of $150,000.00 have been deposited in our office here with your name,So all you need to do now is to get back to us with the informations you will like us to use to activate your payment file,which is your full name, text question and Answer, Address .first payment of $5000 Usd, is now ready to send, But for the fact that your payment have not been activated, you cannot have access to pick it over there in your country until your payment have been activated.To enable us send to the right person and avoid mistakes.

Be awear that this funds will be sending to you installmentally,that means you will be recieving $5000.00 every day until you recieved the whole sum of $150,000.00.like as i told you, your current information is holding your first payment of$5000.00
you will  recieve the informations of your first payment $5000.00 USD after 30 minutes we confirm the activation fee $58 of your file, with your information

Now all you need to do to pick up this first payment of  $5000.00 USD is to activate the receivers name to your names, which will take you only $58 USD to do, this means fixing your names for the activation of your first payment, so that you can be able to pick it up in any western union office in your country today.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE $58 ONLY VIA WESTERN UNION:

================================
RECEIVER'S NAME ---JOHN MARK
COUNTRY---------- BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY-------------COTONOU
TEST QUESTION----IN GOD
TEST ANSWER------WE TRUST
AMOUNT-----------$58
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Contact us immediately with your below informations so that we will activate your payment file, as the receiver of this fund to enable you pick it up in any western union office in your country today.

1.Your full name
2.Your full address
3.The correct spelling of your city and country
4.The test question and answer you will like us to use for the transfer.
5.Your direct telephone number to call you whenever a payment is sent.
get back to us so that we  can direct you on how you will send the activation fee of your file

best regards
Western UnionÂ®
Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
For more inquiry call Direct Line. +22998798929
contact person mr Jonh Egbo
forien operation managing
director western union
Benin republic
email:westernunionbeninrepublic895@yahoo.pt
email:westernunionbeninrepublic895@yahoo.pt
await your urgent responds

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