419 scam: Western Union Payment <globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com> Your First Payment MTCN: 192-409-3931 (Available for pick up by receiver)

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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: Western Union Payment <globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officepost61@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:00:16 -0700
Subject: Your First Payment MTCN: 192-409-3931 (Available for pick up by receiver)

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OFFICE
Website: www.westernunion.com
Payment Officer: Mr. Lucas Moore

WESTERN UNION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ONLY.

We write to inform you officially that the Board of Director of the Debt
Reconciliation Center, In-conjunction

with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Finance Nigeria,
Western union Agent Lagos Island

with the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION has approved the payment sum of
US$2,800,000,00(EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED

STATE DOLLARS) as a DEPT RECONCILIATION PAYMENT, for your Winning funds
with Compensation Head office,

deposited by the Uk Lottery Organization for payment to you as the Winning
owner/Beneficiary of the amount US

$2,800,000.00.

After the Law Enforcement judgment between the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
Agent Mr. Goldman Smith and Compensation

finance head office, The meeting held on the 25th of March 2015, with the
aforementioned office and banks,

Concluded arrangement has appointed our office (Western Union Money
Transfer) to pay your unpaid Winning fund

through western union electronic system for your easy pickup and to avoid
further unforeseen delay that could

make your fund not to get to you in a timely manner.

The Management of the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION HEAD BRANCH here in West
Africa have submitted your name, city

and country informationâ€™s to our office for endorsement & daily activation
of your payment which has been

programmed to be transferred under installment at rate of $5,500.00 daily
as Western Union laws here does not

allow transferring funds above $5.500.00 at once from this country to
another, but will be sending under

installment of $5,500.00 daily till the amount is completely paid. In other
words. We have today transferred

your first installment payment available for your pickup at any western
union office nearest to you, but still

on hold due to the unpaid endorsement & daily activation file fee amount of
$195.00 you supposed to pay before

you can pickup your first installment today.

You will pickup the bellow installment at any western union office nearest
to you with bellow information's as

soon as you send the $195 only endorsement & daily activation file fee.
Immediately the Activation is made, You

can track and trace your first installment payment online at

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?country=global OR Call
Western Union tracking number 1-800-

325-6000 for available fund verification purpose.

Payment information.

Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N): 192-409-3931
Sender Name: Thomas Terry
Text Question: Sport?
Answer: Golf
Amount Programmed: $5,500.00

(To track and verify the Mtcn Visit:
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?country=global

NOTE: YOU CAN NOT PICKUP YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT, UNTIL YOU MEET UP
WITH THE ACTIVATION CHARGES OF

$195.00 To Avoid any atom of mistake, you are hereby required to reconfirm
your payment receiver's name and

address to avoid any mistake of payment activation during activation
process of your payment as soon as the

daily endorsement charges is paid.

Reconfirm the information as given to you below.
Receiver's Name:
Receiver's address:
Receiver's Tel. Number:
Country and City:

Please note that the receiver's information is very vital to us as the
activation of your daily installment

will be directing to your receiver's name and address. The endorsement &
daily activation file fee of $195 only

will be sending to our office here in care to through any western union
nearest to you:

Receiver's Name: Nwabunwanne Valerian Mma
Country: Nigeria
City: Lagos
Amount: $195
Text Question: Good?
Answer: God.
Sender Name:
Sender Country:

As soon as you send the fee, send us the transfer Mtcn to help us proceed
with immediate transfer release of

your installment payment.

Once your payment is confirmed, we shall proceed with the activation of
your payment for available pickup in

your Name/country/Address.

Notice: This payment was approved by the federal ministry of finances Lagos
Nigeria to beneficiary only.

We anticipate your kind co-operation.

Thanks For Using Western Union Office

Sincerely Regards,
Mr. Lucas Moore.
Payment Department
Western Union Office In-conjunction with Federal Ministry of Finance.

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