419 scam: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <deliveryservice.peter59@gmail.com> Contact Western Union Imlmediately For Your Yayment

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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:
- "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. )
- "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "weste@qatar.io" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <deliveryservice.peter59@gmail.com>
Reply-To: weste@qatar.io
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:02:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Contact Western Union Imlmediately For Your Yayment

WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Address: No. 5 Western Avenue Cotonou,
West Africa, Republic Du' Benin

Dear: Customer,

Information reaching us from our corporate
headquarters here in Porto - Novo, the capital state of Benin Republic, states
that you only have 48hours to effect your payment for the updating of your mtcn#
number to enable you cash up your first $6000 from your total fund of ( seven
hundred thousand united state dollars) since you are finding it difficult to
make this payment we have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you
have out of the total fee of $200 required for the updating fee since you are
not able to come up with the required charge. But mind you, no amount below $50
will be accepted so we expect you to pay whatever amount from $50 and above. You
are to pay what ever you have for the updating fee and we will activate your
mtcn# number upon receipt of this payment.

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance
fee of your updating upon cashing up of your first $6000 also i am using this
medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance charge will leave us with
no option but to deactivate your mtcn# number of which you will and can never
cash up the balance fee, i want you to send the updating and activation fee with
the information
bellow.

Receiver:

Samuel Ozoemena

Country:

Cotonou / Benin
Republic

Text Question: Transfer
Code ?

Answer: 001

AMOUNT SENT:

Please any amount you send let us know but
remember what so ever amount below $50 will not be accepted. You can send us the
payment informations immediately you send the money. Immediately we confirm the
activation fee we will send you the first receipt of your $6000 at the same day.
Regards Mr. Zaki
Roman from western union money transfer office
Porto-Novo Benin Republic.

In
addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client due to their
inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities, the compensation
started this morning and it will end on 2 March 2011 by reducing the high cost
to low amount.

As the matter of fact, the transferring fee and all cost requested from
the authorities has been cut down to any amount as you can afford and that is
only money you have to pay to receive your payment because the transferring of
your funds were approved and signed as well and we do contacted you today for
your immediate attention over it.

Note that anything that has the beginning is also
has the end in that case, first come first serve.

Western Union Money
Transfer Service Office.

You are entitle to receive your payment today if
you do send the money today as well. And please use the code: 001 to indicate
this very office the code is given to you and used as the subject of the message
to you. Any message you receive claiming to have any of transfer to you without
this very identifying code, bewear the mail is not from us and we don't mind if
you forward this across to us for more verification.

We are waiting to hear
from you today with the fee to enable this department to release your payment
immediately.

Look forward for your anticipated response.

Best Regards;
Mr.
ZAKI. Transfer
Agent
Email( weste@qatar.io)

WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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