419 scam: "Mr Chizoba Anthony"<office.file07@yahoo.cn> WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE

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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:
- "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. )
- "lagos" (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.
- w_union_benin07@yahoo.com.tr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Chizoba Anthony" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <w_union_benin07@yahoo.com.tr>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:26:58 -0300
Subject: WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE
LAGOS REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,
ANKPA ROAD OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS LAGOS.
Email {w_union_benin07@yahoo.com.tr}

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS OF USD$650.000.00 CERTIFIED FUNDS:

Attn Beneficiary,

Good day, and how are you today? please blame us not you may think that we forget to transfer your funds no but verification to know whether you are not real beneficiary that is why we no mailing you since but thank God that our security investigation reported that the total ($650.000.00) was yours and all the transfer arrangement was made normal,

You where given a bill of $139 in order to start receiving your Funds of which we didn’t hear from you for sometime now. Hence, our management is now offering a Special BONUS to all our customers that are ABANDON their funds in our custody due to their financial difficulties. in order words we are now requesting that those involve should pay only sum of $39.00 to receive all their funds abandoned in our custody.

Besides, my dear, this is the opportunity for you and have to comply and your $650.000.00 shall be transferring to your destination address. also note after (3 days) if you did not make the payment of $39.00 then we will divert the funds into GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT to avoid problem or we cancel the payment file,

So we advise you to hurry up send the $39.00 so that you will meet up before the date, and remember to reconfirm your full information to avoid wrong destination.

I will be awaiting to hear from you immediately with the payment information to obtain the Fund Release Order Certificates which is holding the transfer here, Send the fee through western union money transfer with the address bellow

RECEIVER-------ANTHONY CHIZOBA
CITY--------------LAGOS
COUNTRY-------REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TEST QUESTION--HONEST
ANSWER---------TRUST
AMOUNT---------$39.00

I am here giving you 100 % Percent guarantee that this is the only money you have to pay and after you pay it you will start immediately without delay.

I will be waiting right to have the payment information in order to enable us obtain this needed certificates soon.

I am waiting for the MTCN:
God bless you.

BEST REGARDS
MR.ANTHONY CHIZOBA,
THIS IS OUR CONDUCT CODE (101)

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