419 scam: "Mr. Daniel Robert" <marywikali@gmail.com> ATTENTION

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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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- "million 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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
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.
- robertmrdaniel@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Daniel Robert" <marywikali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertmrdaniel@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 16:25:08 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION

Welcome to Western Union's Worldwide Money Transfer
Department in the United States of America.
1 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10006, USA

Greetings from the Office Department of Western Union

This is to advise you that $4.5 million dollars has been instructed to
be sent to you by the America Embassy office as compensation for all
the SCAM VICTIMS.
One of the VICTIMS was your email address. Found by the American
Security leadership team and America representative officers.
You will be paid $5,000 per day As a result, beginning now till the
11th of April 2022. This is also to let you know that we have already
completed the paperwork. To avoid cancellation of your
4,500,000-dollar payment, we submitted and sent the first $5000
payment this morning. Below is the money transfer reference number for
today's payment.

THIS IS THE DETAILS OF YOUR FIRST PAYMENT.

Visit https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer to
follow the MTCN trail.
# 994-833-3151 Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N)
RICHARD BRENNAN is the sender of this message.
$5000 has been sent.

PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT AT ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE LOCATION IN
YOUR CITY. AFTER YOU HAVE PICKED IT UP, PLEASE CONTACT ME SO THAT WE
CAN SEND YOU YOUR SECOND PAYMENT.

NOTE: Your first $5000 was placed on hold due to instructions from the
IMF office, who have asked us to do so. They are demanding your Clean
Bill Record Certificate to complete the entire necessary requirement,
after which we will resume your payment by Western Union money
transfer.

The obligatory obligation I'm referring to is obtaining a Federal High
Court's Clean Bill Record Certificate. We require the following
information from you so that we can make the payment in your name and
send the funds to you.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Your Full Name: ___
Your Country: __
Your Direct Telephone Numbers: ___
Your Current Home Address: _
Your Current Occupation: _____
Your Age: _____
Your Email Address: __

Furthermore, you are urged to respond to our message as soon as
possible, as instructed within 6 hours,

Mr. RICHARD BRENNAN
Manager Director for Western Union New York USA,
Mr. RICHARD BRENNAN may be reached at robertmrdaniel@gmail.com
+1 (301)245-7317 (text) or Whats App

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