419 scam: WESTERN UNION <"www."@maple.ocn.ne.jp> Hello Beneficiary,

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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. )
- "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. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION <"www."@maple.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WESTERN UNION <western_uniontransfer2087@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 05:28:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Beneficiary,

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER. COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN 455 NABOKOV, SPANK ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNE MOTORS COTONOU. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS OF
US$650,000.00 CERTIFIED FUNDS: Money Transfer Control Number
MTCN:7056686653.

Hello Beneficiary,

Good morning, Please sorry for not hearing from us for some
time now there is some problem that we trying to ratify here
and thank God that it has been resolved and this is to let
you know that we held meeting last week Saturday regards all
the abandon payment and our management gave us mandate to
start all the transfer today and the only fee he mentioned
is activation fee $150,USD. only and this is to let you know that the
first $3,500 info has been sent this morning here is the
tracking info below:

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderResults.asp?country=global

Money Transfer Control Number MTCN:7056686653
Sender First Name::Tony
Sender Last Name::Morba
Question How Long?
Answer::Two Today.
Amount Sent::$3,500.00

But note the fee $150 must be sent to enable us activate the
MTCN Number so that you can be able to cash it up over there
so after tracking go and send the $150 OK
Send the fee through western union or Money Gram money
transfer with the address bellow

1. Receiver Name======== thomas mike
2. Country========== Benin Republic.
3.City================Cotonou
4. Question=============In God
5. Answer:=============We Trust
6. Amount:=============US$150.00

Note that $150 is all you have to pay to receive your first
payment, you are not going to pay any fee again. we are %100
sure of that.

I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.

YOURS IN SERVICE
MR. TONY MORBA,
WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT

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