419 scam: SGGE WESTERNUN UNION TRANSFER MONEY <james.udo108@gmail.com> How are you doing today?

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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. )
- ",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)
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.
- abankof302@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SGGE WESTERNUN UNION TRANSFER MONEY <james.udo108@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abankof302@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 10:38:20 +0100
Subject: How are you doing today?

WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE

How are you doing today?

We knew that because of your past expenses that make you not to
believe that you still have sum of $45,000,000.00 usd but I told you
that you must receive these funds no matter what, any way their is
good news now, i have raised some money to help you out and make sure
that your payment will be released.

I tried my best and raised some money yesterday, then you have to try
you very best and send the balance of $115.00 usd now, honestly I am
just disappointed at your behaviors before because you know that I
cannot deceive you, you should try and pay the $115.00 usd and leave
rest and watching if I am telling you Truth or not and you are advised
to go and buy any of the listed Gift card and send Now ,AMERICAN
EXPRESS GIFT CARD ,STEAM CARD , GOOGLE PLAY and ITUNE CARD worth of
$115.00 usd.

Your payments is already approval to receive it but the management
here says that you must pay the $115.00 usd for (A.R.O) Authorization
Release Order before you can receive the payment, If i fail to release
your payment after you have send the $115.00 usd as I promise, don't
count on me again, donâ€™t fear as soon as you send the $115.00 usd
please leave the rest for me and see if I am lying because I can not
lie because of $115.00 usd.

You have an assurance of receiving your payment once this is settled
and whatever that arises next shall be taken care of by our head
office, Just try to understand because i do not want you to lose the
funds that you have spent so much , you have only one step to
receiving your funds. Do not allow the devil to turn your mind against
this because by the time you realize your mistake, it might be too
late to recover.

I will guarantee you 100% that you will not pay any more money after
you send this fee because you will pick up your payment within
45minutes after receiving the last fee from you and I will bear the
cost of the fee if there is any other fee and your funds is already in
our system to transfer to you and it will be release to you as soon as
you pay the (A.R.O) Authorization Release Order fees of $115.00 usd .

I promise you as soon as we hear from you with the payment fee of
$115.00 usd, we shall send your pick up information details the same
day you send the $115.00 usd and your funds of $45,000,000.00 usd will
be transferred to you OK.

Yours Sincerely
Mr.Bomen James.
contact E-mail: { abankof302@gmail.com }
Foreign Operation Payment Center,
General Managing Director
We await to receive the western union payment informations today.
Please if you a are not the real beneficiary dont repond or
delite

Yours in service
Financial Minister
Federal

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