419 scam: SGGE WESTERNUN UNION TRANSFER MONEY <james.udo108@gmail.com> Contact Payment department; KEN UTALA

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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:
- "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. )
- "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.
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: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:52:12 +0100
Subject: Contact Payment department; KEN UTALA

Contact Payment department; KEN UTALA

I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE DR MIKE
RIALLA HAS ORDERED THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND NOW IS JUST $50
US DOLLARS SO THAT WE WILL START SENDING TO YOU YOUR $5000 US DOLLARS
DAILY UNTIL
YOUR TOTAL FUND OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS

($2.500,000.00) IS PAID TO YOU AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY BY SENDING
THIS FEE WITHIN
THREE DAYS OF THIS ORDER, YOUR TOTAL FUND WOULD BE CONFISCATED AND IT
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO GOVERNMENT PURSE,HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE
FINAL ORDER.

your first payment $ 5,000.00 Sent to your name today and Here is the
information; MTCN #:121-593-2549 track it now with this link.ttps:
//www.westernunion.com/us/en/self-service/app/ track transfer

your payment information
MTCN #: 121-593-2549
Sender: Jeremiah Uche
Amount: $ 5,000
Receiver: ******
Question: Brown
Answer: Yellow

SO I URGE YOU TO TRY AND SEE THAT YOU SEND THE $50 US DOLLARS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY SO THAT WE WILL
FINALIZE EVERY THING TO TODAY,BY TOMORROW,YOU WILL START TO BE
RECEIVING YOUR FIRST $5000 US DOLLARS DAILY,YOU URGE TO RESEND YOUR
CURRENT INFORMATION
SUCH AS YOUR PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS AND FULL NAME IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID

DELAY.

Your name...................
Country.....................
Phone no....................
Address/city................
Age/sex.....................

BELOW ARE THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO SEND THE $50 US DOLLARS OK,PLS
TRY AND SPELL THE RECEIVER'S THREE NAMES CORRECTLY TO AVOID DELAY AND
buy any of the listed Gift card and send Now ,AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT
CARD ,STEAM CARD , GOOGLE PLAY and ITUNE CARD worth of $50.00 usd.

RECEIVER NAME...ZN EFO
COUNTRY.....BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY: PORT-NOVO
QUESTION.........HOW LONG
ANSWER...........TWO DAYS
AMOUNT............$50

SINCERELY,conact mail abankof302@gmail.com
MR.KEN UTALA

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