419 scam: "Dr.David Green" <westernunionoffice@yahoo.com> Attention: Beneficiary

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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:
- "security keeping 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. )
- ",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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "www.westernu@admin.in.th" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998766894 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.David Green" <westernunionoffice@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: www.fedexdeliverycom@manager.in.th
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:42:46 +0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that this email account was found in
our office consigning the impossibility of your fund that has not been
transferred through our western union network, We Have Credited this
your total fund of $1,500,000.00. Legitimate usd into an ATM VISA
card, and I Have paid the delivery fee of your ATM VISA card for you,
I paid it Because your ATM VISA card that worth $1,500,000.00 that I
registered in FedEx Courier Company, Has less than two months to
expire in their custody and when it expires the money will go into
federal government treasury account. This was Decided by Abe-books web
to help you pay off the money so your ATM VISA card Will not expire,
Because they trust that When you receive this your ATM VISA card, you
will definitely pay me back and even Compensate me for helping you.
like I stated earlier, the delivery charge has-been paid, therefore
the only fee You were advice to send to FedEx Courier Company is Their
official security keeping fee of $75usd that i do not paid because of
the increasing of their official security keeping fee so they refused,
they refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are
going to contact them and the official security keeping fees might
have increased so much by then .

like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation and the delivery
company registration costs has-been paid by me, Therefore contact
FedEx Courier Company with this information's below, Company name,
FedEx Courier Company. Logistic Manager:Barr. Ralph G.Paul,
Email;(www.fedexdeliverycom@manager.in.th) Phone: +229-98766894 Try to
contact the Company and send the official security keeping fee to them
to avoid increasing of the fee and try to let me know once you receive
this your ATM VISA card so i can rejoice with you, contact the Company
with your full information requested below,

Your Full Name,. .....................................
Your Age ...... .............................
Your Sex ...... .............................
Your Occupation ...... .............................
Your Home Address ................. .........
Your City ...... .............................
Your Country .......... ............................
Your Direct Phone ...... .............................

you will send your full information with all this code to them because
It will prove that you are the rightful person that own the ATM VISA
card that was deposited in their custody today. Shipment Code awb
33xzs, ATM Card Registered Code No xgt442. sctc/201dhx/567 Security
Code /; Transaction 233/cstc/101/33028 Code /; Certificate Deposit
code; sctc/bun/xxiv/-78/452 Depositor; Dr.David Green
Email;(www.westernu@admin.in.th) this is to avoid wrong delivery,
pressing do and to avoid increase of their keeping fee and let me know
once you receive your ATM VISA card as i told you earlier.
Yours sincerely, Dr.David Green.

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