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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.

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

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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 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.
  • westernunion0001@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: HEARD OFFICE <neuftex.guy@free.fr>
Reply-To: HEARD OFFICE <null>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:22:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR $800.000.00 IS READY


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Western Union payments













Attention
Beneficiery


This is to inform you that
Federal Government Benin is now to handle all foreign arias/debts.


The Board of Federal Ministry
of Finance Benin Republic are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds
of ($800.000.00) After the meeting held, federal goverment has instructed
Department to compensate all foreign arias/debts. that lost their money for
fraud stars in this Benin Repoblic. and also instructed the Department to send
your funds to you through western union money transfer for easier receive of
your inherited funds without any further delay. and every arrangement has been
conculded with FINANCIAL TRUST BANK PLC BENIN REPOBLIC, they request your name
and address were you want your fund to be send through western union. The
maximum amount you will be receiving each day is sum of $4,500.00. Also requires
transfer charge sum of $105.00 dollar, for re-newing and reconfirming your file
that Department has been deposited in their office with your name and address.
so all you need is to contact us with your information.


This is how you should list
your information! bellow;

Beneficiary
name--------------------------
Address--------------------------------

Tel phone-----------------------------

Text
question--------------------------
And Answer-------------------------



Contact us with bellow information.
contact person..Dr Kufe
Jokoh
E-mail.......... westernunion0001@ubbi.com

As soon as the required fee
of $105.00 is send today for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your
funds you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow. Send the $105.00
dollar through western union with the name and address below:


Receiver name
-----------PETER EMEKA
City--------------------------- COTONOU

Country------------------ --BENIN REPUBLIC
Test
Question------------HONEST
Test Answer-------------TRUST

Amount-------------------$105.00

We wait to receive the
western union payment information today.
Please if you are not the real
beneficiary don't respond to this message. Yours in service



THANKS

Dr Kufe
Jokoh.
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