419 scam: "Mrs.Rose Wood" <fundreleaseorder7760@yahoo.com> Your fund

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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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- w.uniontransfer60@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rose Wood" <fundreleaseorder7760@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: w.uniontransfer60@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:12:24 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Your fund

Dear beneficiary,

How are you doing today,I write to inform you that we already issued those
documents to accompany your $5,000 payment each day.But the only problem
we are having right here is your personal signature which the Federal
Administrator of Fund Benin Republic requested that you must sign those
documents before we can transfer funds to you. However,I told the officer
in charge that it will not be necessary for you to come down here due to
your occupation or some other things that may not allow you to come down
here to sign those documents by yourself.The Minister Administrator of
Fund said that you should get an attorney to sign on your behalf if you
are unable to come down here in person.

I think this way is the best and the only way forward for you to receive
the funds.I have negotiated with an attorney who will sign on your
behalf.His name is Henry Floyd.According to him you are to pay for the
accredited attorney.He is charging $180.00 to be paid before he gets those
documents signed in your favor.I told him to consider signing those
documents on your behalf today with a promise that you will pay him back
from the $5,000 payment you suppose to receive this evening if he gets
those documents signed this morning.And his response is that you have to
pay the accredited attorney fee of $180.00 before signing those documents.

Well, I asked him for the very last time if he could allow you pay half of
his fee today with a promise that you will pay him the remain balance
tomorrow from your $5,000 payment at the western union office once you
pick up the $5,000 payment. Well, he said that you should go ahead and pay
the half of the fee $90.00 through Money Gram today. He needs me to ask
you if you will be so kind to pay him back the remain $90.00 balance at
the western union office once you picked up the $5,000 pay out each day.I
am hereby to writing this message to ask you to let me know if you will
pay his balance immediately you pick up the $5,000 payment.
He wants you to pay half of $90.00 today if you are so kind to pay the
balance at the western union office once you picked up the $5,000 payment
in the evening.But if you are not kind enough to pay his balance after
picking the first transfer just do not bother yourself not to reply
because I won’t see another attorney here to do this.Here is information
for you to pay $90.00 half of his fee through money gram or western union
today.

Send The half of the fee $90.00 today through money gram or western union
with information below;

Receiver's Name:..................Usman Mbanefo
Country:.....................Benin Republic
City:.............................Cotonou
Amount:.......................$90.00
Test Question:...............Honest?
Test Answer:..............Trust
Sender's Name:............??
Money Transfer Control Number:::??

Supply back to us the Western Union payment update to direct to our
official email address:w.uniontransfer60@yahoo.com)The attorney will get
those documents signed as soon as he confirms the half of his fee from
you. I will advice you to pay him the half of $90.00 and let him sign the
documents and you will then pay the other balance of $90.00 from your
$5,000 payment.Remember the total amount your are going to receive is
$4.5millionUSD.

I await your compliance.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Rose Wood
Treat Urgent

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