419 scam: "ASPAC AGENCY LONDON"<aspacagency@rediffmail.com> Your Transfer MTCN

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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:

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. )
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "western.transfers@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ASPAC AGENCY LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <western.transfers@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:30:14 +0100
Subject: Your Transfer MTCN

Dear Beneficiary,

We the ASPAS AGENCY LONDON were happy to inform you of this year's release of the ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION; we play with your Email address on the 5th March 2009, the results were released on the 1st July 2010. Your Email address was entered as an alternative Email attached to Reference Number: CC/2010/171MPL with, Batch number REF.NO: EGS/1983-022 NJA drew the lucky numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of $ 450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file REF.NO: CC/09/171MPL. This is from a total cash prize of $ 18,671,410.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS shared among the winners in this category). CONGRATULATIONS!!! All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (Six Million) profiles such as INDONESIAN E-mail Profiles from Asia, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of their New Year International promotion program.
The LOTTERY COMMITTEE has transferred your winning fund through Western Union on daily transfers of $8,000 till the total of your winnings $450, 000, 00 is confirmed by you. The first transfer has been affected. Find as provided below the transfer information as you can confirm it online by tracking it through our website: www.westernunion.com

Amount: $8,000
MTCN: 7111068210
Sender’s first name: Evelny
Sender’s second name: Ruth
Text Question: OK
Answer: OK

This transfer has no recipient name and location until the western union received the below listed requirements, This transfer can only be tracked and access online but cannot be accessed or picked through any Western Union Agent until the bank fix in your name and location. You are therefore, advised to forward the following information to the western union email address western.transfers@w.cn

1. Receivers Full Name:
2. Receivers Full Address:
3. Receivers Telephone Number:

You are therefore advised to provide to the western union agent to enable them transfer your winning fund..

Congratulations once again!!!

Sincerely,

DR Ali Imam Hasnsn

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