419 scam: Widad Babiker Omar <cugwu39@gmail.com> Re:Good Day

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- ",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)
- "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.
- westernunionm818@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Widad Babiker Omar <cugwu39@gmail.com>
Reply-To: widadbabikeromar283@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:51:04 +0100
Subject: Re:Good Day

Dear Customer

I have sent you several notices concerning the claim of your benefit
that was paid to you as compensation from African Union following
I.M.F petition against the Government as a human right activist to
compensate you with the sum of $1,500,000.00USD But I have not heard
from you ever since and I hope you will reply this last notice. You
were meant to be receiving $5,000.00usd daily until it completes the
correct amount of $1,500,000.00USD For better understanding of

what I mean, please copy this link
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/order Status.asp?country=CN browser
Then enter the

following details on the displayed box fields and click CHECK STATUS
to track your money online with,
https://www.westernunion.com/web/global-service/track-transfer

YOUR TRACKING NUMBER (MTCN 1810395066 )

MTCN : -------------- 1810395066
Text Question:--------------- urgent
Answer: --------------- yes
Amount: --------------- USD $5000

The status now shows Available for pick up by receiver because this
amount has been on the system so long for security reasons, since I
did not get any reply message from you after sending you several
notices with the transaction details to

enable you pick up your MTCN, Now the first payment is blocked for
security reasons as you did not respond on time therefore you are
advised to make payment of $65.00 usd for the reactivation charges via
western union money transfer immediately with the details of the
western union agent in Burkina Faso.

LIKE I SAID YOUR URGE TO SEND THE $65 TO BELOW INFORMATION OKAY.

RECEIVER NAME;ABUDLELE QUEEN
COUNTRY;............BURKINA FASO
CITY................OUGADOUGOU
TEST QUESTION; UGENT
ANSWER; YES
AMOUNT; $65
MTCN...............

And send the payment details via email as it clearly appear on the
western union slip because it is impossible and illegal to em-bed the
activation charges from the total funds transferred because of the
lawful restriction that has been
placed on your funds that restricts anyone from tempering with your
funds. This amount will be made available again within 20 minutes at
your resident local western union office after you have settled the
activation fee and I will avail
you with the full details of the first M.T.C.N CONTROL NUMBERS of
$5,000,00usd. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your payment for the activation fee
is not received after Four(4) days this time around, you risk
forfeiting your benefit permanently.

NOTE; YOU WILL BE PICKING UP YOUR TWO TRANSFER TODAY IMMEDIATELY YOU
SEND THIS 65 FOR US TO REACTIVATE YOUR TRANSFER AND

DIRECT IT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP IN YOUR COUNTRY TODAY.

Regards
MrS. Widad B. Omarh
Western Union Money Transfer
Email:westernunionm818@gmail.com
( western_union.bf@cash4u.com)

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