419 scam: Blessed Name <blessedname05@gmail.com> WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER(R)

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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. )
- "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. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- fp8993283@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Blessed Name <blessedname05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fp8993283@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:09:07 -0700
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER(R)

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFERÂ®
INSTALMENTAL PAYMENT OFFICE
Website: www.westernunion.com
Email:. fp8993283@gmail.com

Payment officer: Mr. OSCAR WILLIAM
Tel/Fax:+1(949) 771-1143
WESTERN UNION INSTALMENT PAYMENT ONLY.

Date: 05th september, 2021
Attn: Dear Beneficiary,

I write to inform you officially that the Board of CEO Director of the
Debt Reconciliation Center,Inconjuction with the People's Republic Of
Cotonou Benin, Federal Ministry of Finance "F.M.F" Benin, Western
union Agent Cotonou with the USA LOTTERY ORGANIZATION has approved the
payment sum of $10,500,000(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS) as a DEPT RECONCILIATION PAYMENT, for your Winning
funds with Compensation Head office, deposited by the USA Lottery
Organisation for payment to you as the Winning owner/Beneficiary of
the amount $4,500,00usd. After the Law Enforcement judgement between
the USA LOTTERY ORGANIZATION Agent Mr. OSCAR WILLIAM and Compensation
finance head office, The meeting held on the 1st of January 2021, with
the aforementioned office and banks, the Concluded arrangement has
appointed our office (Western Union Money Transfer) to pay your unpaid
Winning fund through western union electronic system for your easy
pickup and to avoid further unforeseen delay that could make your fund
not to get to you in a timely manner. The Management of the USA
LOTTERY ORGANISATION HEAD BRANCH here in Benin have submitted your
name, city and country informationâ€™s to our office for endorsement &
daily activation of your payment which has been programmed to be
transferred under instalment at rate of $4,500.00 daily as Western
Union laws here does not allow transferring funds above $4.500.00 at
once from this country to another, but will be sending under
instalment of $4,500.00 daily per twice till the amount is completely
paid. In other words.

We have today transferred your first instalment payment available for
your pickup at any western union office nearest to you, but still on
hold due to the unpaid endorsement & daily activation file of you
supposed to pay before your daily transfer will be made available to
you daily. You will pickup the bellow instalment at any western union
office nearest to you with bellow information's as soon as you
endorsement & daily activation file fee. You are to track your first
instalment payment online at fp8993283@gmail.com OR Call Western Union
tracking number +1(949) 771-1143 for available fund for your
verification purpose.

Payment information!

Sender's First Name: David
Snder's Last Name: Green
MTCN: 609-154-3879

Tracking # (MTCN):
609-154-3879
Green-tick
Sent
progress-line-green
Green-tick
In progress
Available
The money transfer is ready for pick up. Receiver should bring the
tracking number (MTCN) and government-issued ID to pick up the money.
Received

(Track the mtcn with\fp8993283@gmail.com
\or call Mr. OSCAR WILLIAM Telephone number +1(949) 771-1143 Amount
Programmed: $4,500.00

To Avoid any atom of mistake, you are hereby required to reconfirm
your payment receiver's name and address telephone to avoid any
mistake of payment activation during activation process of your
payment as soon as the daily endorsement charges is paid. Reconfirm
the information as given to you below.

Your full information
Receiver's Name:------------------------
Receiver's address:----------------
Receiver's Tel. Number :-------

Please note that the once you receive message is very vital to us as
the activation of your daily instalment will be directing to your
receiver's name and address. The endorsement & daily activation file
will be sending to our office here in care to ............ through
western union nearest to you:

Contact Mr . OSCAR WILLIAM you send the required information. Contact
him with information below to enable him release your $4,500.00 Usd
once he receive the fee.

Contact him with information below.

Person Name;Mr . Frank peter
Contact E-mail address; fp8993283@gmail.com

Telephone +1(949) 771-1143

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