419 scam: "GUARANTEE LOAN FIRM" <guarateeloan_owen2010@yahoo.com> WE WAIT FOR RESPOND AND THE FOLLOWING REQUIRMENT IMMEDIATELY

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
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.
- westernunionheadofficelome_gh@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "GUARANTEE LOAN FIRM" <guarateeloan_owen2010@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:03:35 -0300 (ART)
Subject: WE WAIT FOR RESPOND AND THE FOLLOWING REQUIRMENT IMMEDIATELY

LETTER OF NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF CHIEF CONTROLLER GENERAL,
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,
GLOBAL ACCESS,

WEST AFRICA.

Attn: Beneficiary, David Aguirre"

We do value your punctual memorandum, note that all your information’s
were illustrious and record on our pay-list which we will commence as soon
as we get hint from Western Union Head Office West-Africa were your funds
were remitted from.

We want to enlighten you that at this junction that: Benefactor/Receiver
of their individual funds won’t be urging to make any further payment from
us either been ask to pay for any of the under-line statement here:
Activation fees, Transfer fees, Pin-Code charges, Delay-fees or any
unrecognized documentation which are not endorsed or accepted by the
Governor Body of the Western Union Associate Head-Office.

We are advising you never to make any oversight to send any payment to
Africa without our investigation/substantiation if you are dealing with
the right Office in any of the Africa Country..

Benefactor/Receiver of their individual funds will only be ask to submit
to us their Authorization Certificate issue by the President/Chairman or
Vice- President/Chairman of Western Union Head Office Ghana or Lome-Togo,
West-Africa. This is the only thing that will warrant or authorized us to
release your said funds with an immediate effect stating that you are the
rightful benefactor/receiver to the funds you are sanction to receive

Note; We repeat do not pay any money your record have already show
that your activation pin code is activated nether your transfer
charge is paid by you all we need to remit your money is to provide
us the authorization certificate issue by above said

We wait to provide to enable us remit your fund immediately.

Regards,

Dr Ibrahim Alec

New managing Director

Western union

021409714 +233244952872
send your reply to E_mail; westernunionheadofficelome_gh@yahoo.com

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