419 scam: DR MIKE BON <office4o@fr.pl> WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
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.
- +229988262104 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: DR MIKE BON <office4o@fr.pl>
Reply-To: westerrnunion4@live.fr
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:38:22 +0200
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Send Money Worldwide
>From The Desk Of WESTERN UNION REMMITANCE DEPT

Our Ref:WUMT0XX2/987
GOOD NEWS,

There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER UNITED UNITED KINGDOM
in the amount of $1.2 Million directed in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03, at the owner of this email address . The INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND contacted us for the release of your money a couple of hours ago
due to your allocated security code.

They said that they choose to send it to you throug western union instead of
courrier services because there's many fake courrier company here so we dont
trust any of them. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an email
address,so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.

FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:

CONTACT THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THIS E-MAIL
westerrnunion4@live.fr Phone number +229 988262104
Note: That this is not one of those Nigerian/African scams that all they are
after is to ripe you off your money and at the end you wil not receive your
funds, but note that this is no scam and is directly from the Management of
Western Union Money Transfer Benin Republic Head Office and our Motto is To
Serve You Better. we will be sending you $5000 usd eve ry day because to
transfer the total money $1.2 million usd to your account will cost you big
money for the transfering Fee.that is why united nations give us order to be
sending you $5000 usd every day,

Contact us on our
E-mail; westerrnunion4@live.fr
Phone number +229 988262104

Director Name Ckuks Onyejekwe

also note that you would be receiveing $5000 for each transfer that's how we
are going pay you your $1.2million usd $5000 usd per a transfer.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, BENIN HEAD OFFICE.
DISPATCHED THIS DAY
BEST REGARDS,

DR MIKE BON
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