419 scam: "W.U TRANSFER" <europeanunionauthoritiescontro@gmail.com> @WESTERNUNION

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "wtnpacenter@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- ubitedbnforafricabodirector@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "W.U TRANSFER" <europeanunionauthoritiescontro@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 2636503756@qq.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:49:12 +0100
Subject: @WESTERNUNION

ATTENTION,

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE WESTERN UNION, TO THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SENT YOU
USD5000.00 DOLLARS THROUGH WESTERN UNION AS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE
MANDATE TO TRANSFER YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT TOTAL SUM OF US
$2.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS, VIA WESTERN UNION AS INSTRUCTED BY
OUR GOVERNMENT.

I WAS CALLING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
THROUGH PHONE BUT YOU DID NOT PICK UP MY CALLS THROUGH OUT THAT
YESTERDAY EVEN THIS MORNING. NOW I DECIDED TO EMAIL YOU THE MTCN AND
SENDER'S NAME SO THAT YOU WILL PICK UP THIS USD5000.00 TO ENABLE US
SEND ANOTHER PAYMENT TODAY AS YOU KNOW WE WILL BE SENDING YOU ONLY USD
5000.00 PER DAILY.

PLEASE RUN TO WESTERN UNION TO PICK UP THE USD5000.00 AND CALL ME BACK
TO SEND YOU ANOTHER PAYMENT TODAY MANAGER MR. ADAM WILLIAMS EMAIL: (
ubitedbnforafricabodirector@hotmail.com ) CALL +2349132759047 OR
EMAIL ME ONCE YOU PICKED UP THIS USD5000.00. HERE IS THE WESTERN UNION
INFORMATION TO PICK UP THE MONEY:

MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (M.T.C.N): 8794027061
SENDERS NAME... AGBOLA IZNH
SENDERS COUNTRY... LAGOS - NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION.... YES
TEXT ANS............ YES
AMOUNT............ $5,000.00
MTCN........... 8794027061
TRACK TO TO SEE THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS THERE BEFORE SENDING THE $100
RIGHT NOW;;;; https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderstatus.asp?country=global

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR CALL ONCE YOU PICK UP THE MONEY.

MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US THE TRANSFERRING FEE WHICH IS
$100 US FOR THE WHOLE TRANSFER CHARGES, THAT WE HAVE ALREADY REMITTED
TO YOUR NAME, SO WITHOUT THE TRANSFER FEE YOU CAN NOT PICK THE MONEY
FOR IT'S ON HOLD AND THE MTCN CANNOT BE RELEASED TO YOU UNTIL YOU SEND
THE TRANSFER FEE, THAT IS AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF)PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER BECAUSE I
NEED TO BE CALLING YOU ONCE WE SEND ANY PAYMENT FOR THESE
INFORMATION'S. HERE IS THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE
TRANSFER CHARGE SO THAT YOUR FIRST PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU FOR
ANOTHER TO BE SENT

RECEIVER: EKWEMMO JIDEFOR
ADDRESS: 11 AKIROMI STREET, OFF OJO ROAD, LAGOS
CITY: LAGOS
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
SENDER'S NAME:
AMOUNT;;;;;; $100

HERE IS THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN CONTACT US AS SOON AS YOU MADE THE
PAYMENT OF US$100:00 FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FIRST PAYMENT (
wtnpacenter@qq.com ) WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

THANKS
ADAM WILLIAMS

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