419 scam: "WESTERN UNION® MTCN : 2748673892"<wu@info.com> Western Union® MTCN : 2748673892. KINDLY CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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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. )
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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: "WESTERN UNION® MTCN : 2748673892" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wtransferaccragh@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:46:06 -0700
Subject: Western Union® MTCN : 2748673892. KINDLY CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Dear,

I am Mr. Obrien N. Nana, The New Director of Operations, Western Union Foreign Transfer Headquarters Office, Togo/Ghana Border, West Africa.

The reason why i am contacting you is regards your US$1.400.000.00 which I newly discovered in one of our foreign transfer computer system as unclaimed fund, I also find out why your fund has not be transfer to you till now I was told by the Auditor General that the Director of Operations and some three of our officials went to make a Change of Ownership of your fund to another beneficiary name in your country so that they can transfer your fund to that beneficiary to enable all involved share your money to their self, during the process they went to the High Court for the securing of the Change of Ownership from your name to another beneficiary name, the Court authority suspected them and they informed the Western Union Auditor General if she knows about the Change of Ownership which their officials went to process in the High Court of Justice, the Auditor General discovered that they want to transfer the rightful beneficiary fund to another beneficiary and she automatically order the Court to inform the Na

This is how they were arrested and jailed five years for their criminal activities towards your unclaimed fund with Western Union Headquarters office here in Togo/Ghana Border, West Africa. Also why your fund has not be transfer to you since three months back and how the scammers impersonating Western Union to fraud different beneficiaries of their hard earn money, due to all this problem towards the transfer of your unclaimed fund the Auditor General impound your fund till they employed a new Director of Operations who can transfer your unclaimed fund to you directly with out any problem again.

Now that I was employed as the new Director of Operations of the Western Union Foreign Transfer Headquarters Office, Togo/Ghana Border, West Africa. I decide to release and transfer every beneficiaries unclaimed fund inside our Foreign Transfer Data Base Computer System to them and on my research that is how I discovered US$1.400.000.00 on your name as the rightful beneficiary.

Before I will release and commence the transfer of your discovered unclaimed fund bit by bit to you in your country via Western Union MTCN Numbers transfer, I want you to forward me your full name, house or office address and a scanned attach copy of your International passport or valid ID on your response to this mail, after this stage I will tell you how we will transfer your discovered unclaimed fund to you in your country as the rightful beneficiary.

Attach therein this message is the copy of the Deposit Slip and my official ID so that you can identify the new Director of Operations, Western Union Foreign Transfer Headquarters Office, Togo/Ghana Border, West Africa.

Please don’t waste time to response to this mail as it get to your notice because this is the only chance you have to receive a legitimate transfer from the Western Union Foreign Transfer Headquarters Office, Togo/Ghana Border, West Africa.

I wish you good luck while I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Obrien N. Nana.
Foreign Operation Manager,
Western Union Office.
Customer care Line: 00233-547231-451

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