419 scam: WESTERN UNION SOUTH AFRICA E-LOTTERY <cmdun@conncoll.edu> WESTERN UNION 2015-E-LOTTERY ANNIVERSARY

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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. )
- ",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)
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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: dep@vnanet.vn
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:49:51 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: WESTERN UNION 2015-E-LOTTERY ANNIVERSARY

11 NATIONAL ROAD, MUSINA (MESSINA), LIMPOPO,ZASOUTH AFRICA.Tel: +27-(0) 63 185 9952Fax:+27-(0) 86 567 5877Email: audh@vnanet.vn------------------------------------------------------ATTN:WESTERN UNION WINNER,CONGRATULATIONS!
THIS IS YOUR FINAL REMINDING NOTICE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT GBP£2,500,000.00 CLAIM:

YOU HAVE WON GBP£2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS)ONLY YOUR E-MAIL I.D. EMERGED AS ONE OF THE THIRTY THOUSAND FINAL RECIPIENTS OF A CASH GRANT/DONATION OF (GBP£2,500,000.00) ONLY IN THE WESTERN UNION E-MAIL DRAW 2015, FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR PRICE YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BELOW INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR REF.(WUNT/768/SA/).
We have finally arranged and concluded to transfer your outstanding Award Lottery Fund Payment of £2, 500,000.00 GBP (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) only that should be total equivalents to $3,878,388.01 USD US Dollar, Its further equivalents to €3,475,843.20 EUR Euro only batch by batch through Western Union Money Transfer. Through our foreign correspondent Agent in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates (UAE), note that we did made two transactions today to you each transaction is $5,000.00 USD Please kindly pick up our first two installment payments of USD$10,000.00 which was sent to you below are the MTCN NO# to pick up the funds immediately without further delay.
Due to daily limit transfer control via Western Union policies and their terms and condition please pardon us by picking up this fund little by little until the transaction finally been completed the amount that you're excepting to receive from us sorry for the inconveniences this may course you during this transaction due to time frame schedule and South African Government policies to have it finalized in time bear with us please pick this amount today then first thing tomorrow morning we'll still transfer another payment for you to pick up at any nearest Western Union outlets agent office there in your (CITY) within 10 minutes.NOTE: THIS TWO MTCN NUMBERS NEED TO BE AUTHORIZED AND COMMENCE IN OUR SYSTEM FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION OUTLETS AGENT OFFICE THERE IN YOUR CITY:FOR US TO AUTHORIZE THE MTCN NO# YOU INSTRUCTED TO GET BACK TO US WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS BELOW.The transfer MTCN numbers is already available for pick up by you. Kindly visit our official web site http://www.westernunion.com ,Find Tracking on the top right of the site page, and insert accordingly the details following the instructions below or Call our Customer Service Center (+1-800-325-6000) and following the instructions below tracked your transfer and confirmed information blow=========================================MTCN NO#: 155-191-2599SENDER'S NAME: Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniCOUNTRY SEND: United Arab Emirates (UAE)AMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00-----------------------------------------------------------------MTCN NO#: 998-611-6641SENDER'S NAME: Mr. Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniCOUNTRY SEND: United Arab Emirates (UAE)AMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00=========================================Transaction Ref: TLL020020000012We refer to your request dated in October 2015 for D10 Payment via (WESTERN UNION) Transaction for $10,000.00 USD; we are pleased to confirm that this request has been completed.Should you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Hotline anytime at +27-(015) 534 3091 (within South Africa), or +1 (800)-325-6000 (outside South Africa). For clients of Moneyweb Treasures, Treasures Private Client or Private Banking, please call +27-(0) 63 185 9952 (within South Africa) or +27-(0) 63 180 3862(outside South Africa). FAX:+27 (0) 86 567 5877 or email us.KINDLY DO EMAIL US AT: botst@ntc.net.npFOR INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL US AT: vince@maine.rr.comTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE MONEY DO EMAIL US AT: atr@afnet.net PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FILE FOR FURTHER STEP HOW TO CLAIM THE PRIZE.KINDLY FILL IN THE AWARDS CLAIM FORM BELOW WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS AND RETURN IT BACK TO US TO ENABLE US PROCESS THIS TRANSACTION WITHIN 10 MINUTES.YOUR TWO PAYMENT SLIP COPIES ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL VIEW THE ATTACHED FILE:SENDER'S ID CARD IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL VIEW THE ATTACHED FILE.BELOW IS THE COMPUTER PRINT OUT RECEIPT COPIES OF YOUR TWO TRANSACTION PAYMENT AVAILABLE FOR YOU.======================================================Send Money through Western Union®Reference Number: 529833Transaction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 11-10-2015 07:10:12 PM GSTFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 155-191-2599Sender's Name: Mr. Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniWU Reference No: 176046080Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 3.67295 AED Emirati DirhamTax Invoice No.: 8877-091-150430-125000GST @3.6: 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamTransaction Amount: $5,000.00 USDTotal Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: Transaction of 18,364.73 AED Emirati Dirham
AND BELOWTest Question: What ColorAnswer: White=======================================================Send Money through Western Union®Reference Number: 171931Transaction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 11-10-2015 07:10:12 PM GSTFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 998-611-6641Sender's Name: Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniWU Reference No: 136056088Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 3.67295 AED Emirati DirhamTax Invoice No.: 3324-990-351430-081204GST @ 3.6: 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamTransaction Amount: $5,000.00 USDTotal Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: Transaction of 18,364.73 AED Emirati Dirham
AND BELOWTest Question:What ColorAnswer:White=====================================================Kindly do fill in the form below by reconfirmed back your details to enable us speed up this transaction amicably without hitched of delay since this transaction has became overdue transaction and it has approved by the executive board of directors:(1) FULL NAME:---------------(2) DATE OF BIRTH:---------------(3) MARITAL STATUS-------------(4) OCCUPATION:--------------(5) HOME ADD----------------(6) ZIP:--------------------(7) CODE:-------(8) COUNTRY:-------------(9) NATIONALITY:--------------(10)CELL NO----(11)TEL:NO------(12)FAX:NO-------(13)PASSPORT COPY-----------We take this opportunity to thank you for using MONEYWEB PRIVATE iBanking.MONEYWEB PRIVATE Internet BankingSincerely,Prof.Mrs.TAMMY LEE MINAARExecutive Chief Operational ProtocolForex Dept,Moneyweb Private BankSouth Africa.Email us at: buch@orange.sn
Tel: +27-(0) 63 185 9952Fax:+27-(0) 86 567 5877

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