419 scam: MR FRANK NEKELE <blarrys@bellsouth.net> YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION IS NEEDED TODAY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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.money@live.fr" (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.
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.
- w.ubankplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR FRANK NEKELE <blarrys@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: w.ubankplc@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:15:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION IS NEEDED TODAY

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your information and you have been documented as the sole beneficiary of the stated amount of money $8.920,000.00 We the Western Union agency is here to assure you that your total funds of $8.920,000.00 USA Dollars will be transfer to you through our rules of sending money world wide.

It is true that you were sent a payout of $7500.00 according to an instruction from DR. EDWIN M.MARKSON which indicates that we should be sending to you daily payment of $7500.00 every day until the payment of your funds is completed,

We have finaly sent you the first instalmental payment of $7500.00 but there was problem on your transfer And.the problem goes like this after your transfer was made, there was an investigation in our western union copple by the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF/Authority, when the investigation were carried out they notifies that we did not collect the Certificate which shows that this fund is free from any ilegal act.

So they track the mtcn number and notice that you have not picked it up,then they instructed us to kept the money on hold so that you may not have any chance by pick the fund untill you obtain the clearance certificate;

Then they said that you must obtain the certificate before your first payment of $7500.00 can be release to you to pick up.that the reason why your money was kept on hold.So i advice you to go straight to any western union and send the charge of the certificate just $98.00us dollars. to enable us obtain you the certificate and your fund will be release.Here is the informations of the $7500.00 your first payout;Track it now;

Please be informed that we can not release the transfer without you having fulfilled the financial obligation/s as required of the international monetary fund.Below is the information to send the $98.00 through Western Union money transfer to make it faster and easier

We are waiting for the confirmation of the evidence of payment and immediately we receive the payment details of the MTCN Number / Sender Name and Question /Answer, we shall start sending your money in the next 45 munites of confirmation.

DR. EDWIN M.MARKSON

TELE/+22998589565

(w.ubankplc@gmail.com )

(western.union.money@live.fr)

THANKS FOR OUR PATRONAGE,

YOURS SINCERELLY

MR FRANK NEKELE

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