419 scam: WESTERN UNION <"WWW."@ace.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999439625 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION <"WWW."@ace.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION <westernuniondepertment11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 07:24:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION

This Is To Notify You That Your Mail Was Received In This Office Right Now And Was Well Noted Regarding Transfer Of Your Total Fund And In Regards To Your Mail Received, We Received Your Full Information As Needed For Transfer Your Total Fund Of ($3.7million USD) And Note We Are Ready For Your Transfer Today And Also Will Be Transferring To You Sum Of $5,000.00 Twice A Day Start From Today As The money gram Protocol Demands.

Furthermore, Your Transfer Was Approve By (IMF) Also Gave Us Go-Ahead Other With Your Transfer So We Are Ready On Your Transfer Right Now With Your Account Name Provided, But According To The Rule's And Transfer Procedure Of WESTERN UNION Transfer, That You Will Pay $99 Only Activation Fee For Processing Your Payment File To Enable Us Renew And Activate Your Payment Fill And Your Total Fund Shall Commence Bit By Bit On Your Beneficiary Name As Scheduled {}And Bear It In Mind Upon Receive The Fee From You Today Your Transfer Shall Start Commencing Also Today Immediately Within 30 Minutes You Send

Renewal Fee You Shall Receive Your First Double ($5,000.00usd Today Another One Will Commence By Tomorrow Morning As Other As Follow Until Your Total Fund Is Transfer Completed To You But Failure To Send The Fee Now Your Total Fund Will Remain UN-hold.

Federal Ministry of Finance told me, that without the Activation Your Payment File Remain UN-hold,Because no one will have the access to transfer your funds and you need to understand my point to avoid any interception or unnecessary incrustation by the money gram branch in your country for security reason Meanwhile, bellow is the information and e-mail Attorney the payment details once you$B!G(Bre through with the transfer

So Go Now To Your Nearest WESTERN UNION And Send The Fee Immediately With Our Cashier Info Because The Fee Is Only Thing That Holding Your Fund Not To Be Transferred To You.

Here Is Information You Will Use To Send The Charge Today.

RECEIVER NAME ...John chike

COUNTRY....BENIN REPUBLIC.

CITY......COTONOU.

QUESTION...WHEN.

ANSWER...TODAY.

AMOUNT...$99 ONLY

Here is the information to pick up your first payment of $5,000.00usd through WESTERN UNION store close to you. MTCN:# 249 607 1973 (Track the MTCN by visiting our website :::https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/self-service/app/tracktransfer Please be inform that you can not be able to pick up your first payment $5,000.00usd ,till you send the activation fee of $99

NOTE: THE REASON WHY WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE RENEWING AND RECONFIRMING OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE IS THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DEDUCT THE FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUNDS BUT THE MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND OF BENIN REPUBLIC TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS ACCESS OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAS BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO THE BENEFICIARY TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE IF ANY ONE HAS ACCESS TO DO THAT IT WILL INVOLVE MANY PEOPLES LOOSING THEIR FUNDS. THEREFORE YOU SHOULD PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND SEND THE FEE WITH THE INFORMATION LISTENED BELOW.

THROUGH OUR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE BELOW DETAILS.

We Wait to receive the payment information to enable us proceed and forward you the full information which you need for receiving your funds via Western Union office in any western union in your country around your vicinity as soon as you make the fee of $99usd available in this office your first payment will be available to pick up within 45 mines, so i want you to try all your possible best to make sure you send the money of immediate receiving of your first payment of $5000usd today thanks for your cooperation

Yours in service

Frank Edward

Mobile (+229 99439625)call me or email

am waiting to hear from you now for immediate releasing of you first payment of $5000usd

please get back to me as soon as you read this email

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