419 scam: Wesley Kalfayan<wkalfayan@ucsms.com> YOUR REF: WB/IMF/UNCC/3580L9

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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.
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. )
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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 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.
- wesleykalfayan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wesley Kalfayan<wkalfayan@ucsms.com>
Reply-To: wesleykalfayan@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:14:30 -0700
Subject: YOUR REF: WB/IMF/UNCC/3580L9

Directorate of International Payments and Transfers
Debt Reconciliation Committee
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Switzerland.

YOUR REF: WB/IMF/UNCC/3580L9

Dear beneficiary,
we wish to notify you as one of the beneficiary of Ten Million United State Dollars ($10,000,000.00 USD) in compensation from United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Your email appeared among the list of beneficiaries who will receive a payment of $1,800,000.00 USD and has been approved already as concluded by the UNCC Benin Chapter and the IMF.Among the list are individuals and companies that their unpaid funds have been located to our authorized official paying bank which have received all the overdue outstanding payments owed to firms, contractors, and individuals from inheritance, next of kin, Super Hurricane sandy and lottery beneficiaries.

This development is as result of the effort made by United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it is stipulated in Section 2 act 4 Sub-Category E1 of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) guidelines and regulations of 08-04-20014.

The Western Union Office in Benin have been fully mandated by the UNCC and IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union money transfer system. We have concluded to effect your payment through Western Union® Money Transfer by sending $5,000.00 USD twice daily until the total sum of ($10,000,000.00 USD) is completely transferred to you.

In view of the above, you are required by this email to verify your identity by providing the information as requested below since We cannot send the payment with your email address alone:

REQUIREMENTS
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Your Address/Country:
(3) Your Telephone Number:

Send all response via email to: wesleykalfayan@gmail.com

Note: Your payment files will be returned to the UNCC and IMF office within 7 days if we do not hear from you. Henceforth, we advice you to suspend any dealings with any group of person(s) either from any bank or any other financial institution prostates in benin or overseas that might be contacting you in this purpose and endeavor to keep this information confidential until we finalize this transaction to avoid it getting to the wrong hands or even make you lose your money.

We anticipate your earliest cooperation in this regards to expedite action on your compensation payment.

Yours,

Dr.Wesley Kalfayan.
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC).
United States Clearing Office.
Mobile Number: +(321) 348-8292
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