419 scam: "Omar T.Arabiya" <omartourearabiy@gmail.com> PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (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. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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: "Omar T.Arabiya" <omartourearabiy@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 18:11:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

Dear Friend.

Compliments of the day with your entire family, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Ghana Presently i am in Ghana for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact western union agent, her name is Mrs.Â Assita Simpore, through their office contact Email Address (wester.nunion.ouaga.bf@outlook.fr ) ask her to send you the total sum of ($3.5million usd) which I Deposited for your compensation for all the past efforts in attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get in touched with the western union agent Mrs. Assita Simpore.

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Please do let me know immediately when you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings that time, in the moment I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to the western union head office on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with her at above email address and she will send the amount to you without any delay.

Best regards,

Mr. Omar Toure Arabiya

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