419 scam: m.arthur236@laposte.net URGENTLY CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT

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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.
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. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- wunionincbenin@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: m.arthur236@laposte.net
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:28:17 +0200
Subject: URGENTLY CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT

FROM THE DESK OF DR. MRS MARIA ARTHUR
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS BENIN
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICER

NO 22 ROAD AKPAPA
I.M.F COMPLEX ,COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Attention: E-mailAddress Owner

Dear Beneficiary,

The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam
victims,and settling all outstanding Compensation,Grant Debts,lottery
funds owed by the WEST AFRICA governments and your email address was
found in the list.Â

This compensation fund issue was concluded on Friday, 1st Febuary
2013 and was signed today by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The
Western UnionÂ® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your
compensation to you via Western UnionÂ® Money Transfer and they have
concluded to affect your own payment through Western UnionÂ® Money
Transfer, $10,500 twice daily until the total sum of $3,500,000.00 USD
is completely transferred to you.

Please reconfirm your Full Names,address with city and country as
stated below to receive your compensation funds as they are only
permitted to transfer $10,500 USD twice daily through Western Union
Money Transfer.So you will be receiving a total of $21,000 USD daily.

1.Receiver'sname:.......
2.Address:....
3.Country:.......
4.Direct Phone number:.....
5.Date of Birth
6.Profession
Â
Contact the director of Western Union Inc Benin at (wunionincbenin@gmail.com) with your
above listed information.The name of the director is Mr Peter Cole
Â
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Note that your payment files will be
returned to the IMF head Quaters in U.S.A within 72 hours if Western
Union did not hear from you,this was the instruction given to us by the
IMF Headquaters. They will start the transfer as soon as they receive
your informations.

Â
For a reminder the email address of the director of western Union Inc Benin that you have
to contact is (wunionincbenin@gmail.com)
Â
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Regards,
DR. MRS MARIA ARTHUR
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICERÂ
BENIN

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE

This
email is intended for the owner of this E-mail Address only and
contains privileged and confidential information.. If you received this
email by error, please delete it from your mail box and notify us
immediately for correction. The disclosure of this email to a third
party is highly prohibited. Thanks for your understanding.

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