419 scam: "Cyntia Webb"<ghangia@modares.ac.ir> RE: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF 10,000.00 British Pounds By Western Union

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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. )
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: "Cyntia Webb" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williams_fr@konin.lm.pl>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:21:59 -0800
Subject: RE: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF 10,000.00 British Pounds By Western Union

FEXCO Money Transfer Ltd,

PO Box 8252,

London,

W6 0

RE: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF 10,000.00 British Pounds By Western Union.

This is an urgent and important notification from remittance Unit Western Union London United Kingdom. Western Union is a global money transfer service, represented in the UK by FEXCO Money Transfer Ltd with over 3000 agent locations around the UK.

This payment is an accrued interest on your fund held back by the paying bank.

It generated an interest of 10,000.00 British Pounds after deduction of Tax and Insurance Premium which is ready to to be paid to you via western union money transfer.

Send us your full name, address and telephone number, so we can send you the MTCN for immediate pick up.

Yours Faithfully,

Cyntia Webb.

Customer care service Manager

FEXCO Money Transfer Ltd

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