419 scam: WesternUnion Money Transfer <"www."@poppy.ocn.ne.jp> URGENT RESPOND

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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:
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "million 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
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.
- westernunionoffice526@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WesternUnion Money Transfer <"www."@poppy.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WesternUnion Money Transfer <westernunionoffice526@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 02:26:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND

Western Union Money Transfer
The Federal Republic of Benin
Add:14/15a Awolowo Lane,Ikoyi,Cotonou,Benin.

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed to transfer your fund $4.5Million Dollars. compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS. by America security leading team and America representative officers and you will be receiving the sum of $5,000 us dollars per day

Be inform you that we have already sent you $5000.00 US Dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full over due payment total sum of $4,5m USD,via western union by the Ministry of Finance.I tried reaching you on phone to give you all the information on phone but I couldn't get through yesterday,So I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you can pick up the $5000.00 to enable us send another $5000.00 today as you know we will be sending you $5000.00 only per day.And it was agreed that you will pay the transfer clearance certificate which sum of $135.00 before the release of the payment to you.

NOTE;The sent $5,000 us dollars is on hold because of the instruction from IMF office,they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the (transfer clearance certificate) in order to fulfill all the necessary obligation to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through Western Union money transfer, the necessary obligation i mean here is to obtain the (transfer clearance certificate)Be advice that $135.00 transfer clearance certificate is compulsory as they told me that is the only money you will pay until you receive your payment completely.

We need the below details from you,to enable us place the payment to your name and transfer the fund to you.

YOUR Full name.....
YOUR Country.........
YOUR Address...........
YOUR Phone Number........
YOUR Age...................
YOUR OCCUPATION .............
Your Text Question..............
Your Text Answer........

Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed that within 1hours without hearing from you, Count your payment canceled.Number to call is below listed manager director office of release order:

Mr James Morgan
Contact office Email Address (westernunionoffice526@gmail.com)
+(299)-98612283

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