419 scam: LARRY KELVIN <xn-offic-kelvin-05@xnmsn.cn> RE:YOUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT OF US$950,000.00 URGENT

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

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. )
- "required 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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998369111 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: LARRY KELVIN <xn-offic-kelvin-05@xnmsn.cn>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:24:09 +0100
Subject: RE:YOUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT OF US$950,000.00 URGENT

ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER ,

You are welcome to the DESK OF WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OUR REF:WUMT0XX2/987
TELLPHONE NUMBER; +22998369111.
In regards to your transfer, am happy to inform you that we have verification of your information sent to us here in Benin for screening and we received a telegram today stating that all your data submitted has being confirmed accordingly.

Although it is corresponded with what we have on our record from the (I.M.F) INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DEPARTMENT) because we need more verification to avoid paying wrong beneficiary meanwhile we have been advised to proceed with your PAYMENT INFORMATION ,but we are required by this department to send us the reactivation fee of this your funds which is (us$185.00) dollars only, before we will proceed ahead with the transfer of your total sum of ( us$950,000.00 ) which indicated that we should being send to you ($5,000.00USD) everyday until the total (us$950,000.00) is completed transfer to you accordingly,

Therefore you should be quickly advise to proceed ahead to any western union and send us this required fee of the reactivation fee today which is the only thing holding us from releaseing you the payment information to pickup your first payment of us$5,000.00 today ,be advised to go ahead and send us the fees today with these information's list below,because as soon as we confirmed the required fee taday then the western union MTCN NUMBER for your first instalment payment will being transfer to you for easy pick up immediately in the rate of ($5,000.00USD) dollars only, as instructed.

So,you can Send us this needed $185.00 through Western Union Money Transfer with this our informations bellow:

RECEIVER NAME: / ONUORAH IGNATIUS
COUNTRY: / BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY : / COTONOU.
TEXT QUESTION: /IS URGENT
TEXT ANSWER:/...... YES
AMOUNT:/.........$185. 00

MTCN/.........................
SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS/...................... ........

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR UEGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE KNOW YOUR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT.YOU CAN CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CELL PHONE NUMBER: :+22998369111 OR MAIL TO OUR CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESS;

NOTE; DO RE-CONFIRMED YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS WITH YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.

BEST REGARDS,
SIR.JERRY BARNABAS.
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
WESTERN UNION OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE ( 500)

Tel: +22998369111
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

Western Union Send Money Worldwide. Western Union Send Money Worldwide. Western Union Send Money Worldwide.Send Money Worldwide.
Western Union Send Money Worldwide. Western Union Send Money Worldwide. Western Union Send Money Worldwide.Send Money Worldwide.
_________________________________________________________________
Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection.
https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam