419 scam: Mr Paul Larry <"wuo."@lion.ocn.ne.jp> Attention Dear 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:

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. )
- "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)
- "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 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.
- +22999613672 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- westernunionoffice321@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Paul Larry <"wuo."@lion.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Paul Larry <westernunionoffice321@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 10:13:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Western Union: Send Money Worldwide
FROM THE OFFICE OF WESTERN UNION HEAD
OFFICE DEPARTMENT REPUBLIC OF BENIN Our Ref:
WUMT0XX2/987 TELEPHONE :+229-99-613-672 westernunionoffice321@gmail.com PAUL LARRY, This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email, and the content is well
understood. Meanwhile, As per your request, You are here to be inform that
you
will be receiving your funds sum of $5,000.00 per day until you receive the
total sum of ($2.800.000.00 USD,) as it was instructed from the federal
ministry of finance Benin Republic but before we will carryout the transfer
you
as the beneficiary of the said funds will pay sum of $77.00.00 to
obtain the new payment file on your behalf and you will start receiving your
funds without any further delay.

In addition to this, You are here to be inform that once we confirm the
$77.00.00 only, your first
payment will be wired and give you the MTCN number to pick it up,the reason why we need
you to send us the $77.USD is that we tried to deduct the fee out from your
fund but the International Monitory Fund (IMF) Benin Republic told us that no
one has right over your fund as it have been signed and stamped that no money
should be deducted until it gets to hands to avoid stealing some of the fund.

So be advice to move down to any nearest Western Union or Money Gram office
and
send the fee immediately so that we will quickly obtain the new payment file and
proceed
ahead with the transfer today.
Here is
the information
where to send the $77.USD

Receiver name.......Dan Roman,

City................. Cotonou
Country................ Benin Republic

Text Question..........WE TRUST?

Answer................IN GOD

Amount.................$77.00

Sender's Name..............

mtcn.........................

I am awaiting to receive the western union payment informations today.Please if you are not the real beneficiary don't respond on this,or call MR PAUL LARRY on this number :+229-99-613-672 for him to know that you have contacted him with your information's.
Yours in service

MR PAUL LARRY
WESTERN UNION TRANSFER MANAGER FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

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