419 scam: Western Union <courierserviceups77@gmail.com> YOUR FIRST $5000.00 HAS BEEN SENT!

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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. )
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- david.jones.verified.payment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Western Union <courierserviceups77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david.jones.verified.payment@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:57:52 +0100
Subject: YOUR FIRST $5000.00 HAS BEEN SENT!

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Attention valued customer,

This is to inform you that your funds which we received an other from
FedEx to remit to you through
our system here (WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE SYSTEM) has been sent this
morning. This is because they'd an issue with delivering of packages
recently.
In this exercise, we've transfered the sum of $5000.00 out of your
$5,000,000.00 today through our system, this is for the fact
that we're limited to sending only $5000.00 each day until the full
payment of FIVE MILLIONS UNITED STATES DOLLARS has been remitted to
you.
We've provided the tracking number for you below to track the progress
of your fund until marked PICKED UP and by tomorrow we're going to
make another payment of
$5000.00 as an order from the board and FedEx management authority. We
can't provide you with the MTCN NUMBER for you to pick-up your money
yet until the sum of $200.00
charge which is our REMITTANCE & SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FEE has been
confirmed by the CASHIER SENIOR PAYMENT OFFICER then your MTCN NUMBER
will be released to you immediately and you can
pick up your money at any western union office near you. Please do
contact the CASHIER SENIOR PAYMENT OFFICER immediately at:
david.jones.verified.payment@gmail.com with your details such as your:

YOUR FULL NAME:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
HOUSE ADDRESS & YOUR PERSONAL ID CARD:
Along with the $200.00 payment which should be paid through STEAM
WALLET CARD, GOOGLE PLAY CARD, SEPHORA CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD OR
BITCOIN TO THIS OUR PAYMENT WALLET ADDRESS:
0x605E4700e4560439C492fA98d1D5AA76E9AF9Db2

Here's the MTCN TRACKING NUMBER you could use to control the progress
of your package: 564-126-2104
Thank you and remain blessed.

Regards,
Western Union Community.

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