419 scam: "Agent Gary Moore"<info@gmail.com> Your Western Union Payment Alert !!!!

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Agent Gary Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentgarymoore@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 12:29:32 +0200
Subject: Your Western Union Payment Alert !!!!

Sequel to the meeting held today with Federal Bureau of Investigation ,United Nations And The International Monetary Fund (IMF) to compensate all the scam victims,And your information was found among our scam victims list. This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your total compensation fund to you via Western Union® Money Transfer.

You were sent a payout of USD$7500,000.00 (Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) according to an instruction from United Nations,which indicates that we should be sending to you twice a week payment of USD$5,000.00 for the period of six months till completion of USD$750,000.00 (Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) upon receipt.

We have finally sent you the first installment
payment of USD$5,000(Five Thousand States Dollars) but be rest assured that you cannot pick up the money from Western Union now and that is because you have not fulfilled the necessary obligations due for your transfer.

You are to track it with our website below to confirm the availability of the below payment details: To track simply follow the instructions, click on the website above. https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/order ... try=global

Here is the information of the USD$5,000 your first payout
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER:753-842-0464
Senders First Name:Tabi
Last Name:Wally
Amount:US$5,000

Be informed that your funds was placed on Hold; thereby you can not Pick it up immediately due to an instruction from IMF Office (International Monetary Fund) that you have to obtain the Fund Clearance Certificate (FCC). This Certificate is to Bear you the Original Beneficiary of the Fund and make a change of the Receiver to your Name, and this Certificate will cost $USD 130 only (One Hundred-Thirty United States Dollars), which are to be paid by all beneficiaries to make a documented change of Receiver to their name.

To proceed you are required to provide us with your:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
MOBILE CONTACT:
AGE:
SEX:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY FORM OF VALID IDENTITY

With due respect, please get back to me urgently after checking the fund transfer status So that we can start processing your document for the change of receiver on the Fund Clearance Certificate. Going by the requirement,You are only to send $130 for the Fund Clearance Certificate to enable finalize the processing today,All related matters to this shall be treated confidential until your fund is transferred to you to avoid impersonation or double claiming.

Thanks
Best
Regards
Agent Gary Moore.
western union Office,
NIGERIA OFFICE.
Western Union® Money Transfer.

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