419 scam: FromLaw Centre <fromlawcentre@yahoo.pt> Contact Western Union Agent S.A

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
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. )
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.

Fraud email example:

From: FromLaw Centre <fromlawcentre@yahoo.pt>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:46:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Contact Western Union Agent S.A

>From office of the fraud prevention department at First National Bank,
Republic of South Africa. Western Union Department.

Contact Western Union Agent S.A

To Whom It May Concern,
Â
hello dear,
Â
Your Legal Compensated Reward prize of ($1,750,000.00) had been released by the South Africa Financial Intelligence Centre. We have instructed to start sending the Money to you installmentally. This type of transfer means that you will be collecting $5,000 every day via Western Union till a total of $1,750,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

Kindly Contact FNB Bank Western Union department with below email address and Re-confirm your receiving Data

Your Full Name:
Country/City:
Current Mobile number:

contact information of FNB western union agent

Name: Mr.Bongan Zama. (International Transfer Manager/Western union Department,(FNB).
Tel: 0027 788 933 353
E-mail: (fnunion@outlook.com)

Best Regards,
Mr.David Butcher
(secretary fraud prevention department)

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