419 scam: "IMF Recruitment Compensation Office." <hide010edih@yahoo.co.jp> Contact Western Union

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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. )
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.
- lapost_wu@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMF Recruitment Compensation Office." <hide010edih@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <lapost_wu@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:58:57 +0400
Subject: Contact Western Union

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IMF Charitable Donation Office, I.M.F.
(International Monetary Fund) Office Locations
Headquarters: International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431. USA.

Compliment of the Season Dear Western Union Customer.

You have been awarded a sum of $3,5 Million by the IMF Charitable Donation
Office USA to Western Union Group for charity work,Now you have to contact
western union supervisor urgently with your full information as one of our
customers who uses Western Union regularly. This award was selected through
IMF Charitable Donation automated internet system drawn randomly across the
globe for charity donation work to help the poor in your community over
there, where your email address emerged as the lucky winner. Note: You have
to contact Western Union Customer service with this needed information
below Asap:

Your Receiver Name...
Your Country.....
Tel;........
Age.......
Address............
text Question.....
Answer.........

Now contact Western Union Ecobank Money Transfers Office with this
information below: And call Dr.Kevin Anthony +22555585777 now and ask him
to give you MTCN of US$10,000 Dollars and every other information you need
to pick up your $10,000 Dollars every day until the total fund is completed
send to you.

Dr.Kevin Anthony.
DIRECTOR, ECOBANK WESTERN UNION FOREIGN PAYMENT SECTION.
Email: (lapost_wu@yahoo.co.jp)
Tel: +22555585777.

WESTERN UNION FOREIGN PAYMENT IVORY COAST Republic.

Finally, make sure that you confirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number with Identity Card to them again to avoid any mistake on
the payment and ask them to give you the tracking MTCN number to enable you
track any payment the send to you. Note: that the only money you will send
to them is for their transferring charge which will cost you only $180
dollars contact him now telephone.+22555585777 Contact person Mr. Kevin
Anthony.
Thanks You,

Thank you for your continued patronage.

Regard,

Mrs Stella Water.
IMF RECRUITMENT Compensation System.

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