419 scam: WESTERN UNION E-LOTTERY <caitlin@ccfoto.net> DO SEE THE ATTACHED FILE

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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. )
- ",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)
- "acpd@orange.sn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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: WESTERN UNION E-LOTTERY <caitlin@ccfoto.net>
Reply-To: botst@ntc.net.np
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 04:11:52 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: DO SEE THE ATTACHED FILE

11 NATIONAL ROAD, MUSINA (MESSINA), LIMPOPO,ZASOUTH AFRICA.Tel:+27-(0) 63 185 9952Email: acpd@orange.sn------------------------------------------------------ATTN:WESTERN UNION WINNER,CONGRATULATIONS! THIS IS YOUR FINAL REMINDING NOTICE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT GBPÂ£2,500,000.00 CLAIM: YOU
HAVE WON GBPÂ£2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS)ONLY YOUR E-MAIL I.D. EMERGED AS ONE OF THE THIRTY
THOUSAND FINAL RECIPIENTS OF A CASH GRANT/DONATION OF (GBPÂ£2,500,000.00)
ONLY IN THE WESTERN UNION E-MAIL DRAW 2015, FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR PRICE
YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BELOW INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR
REF.(WUNT/768/SA/).We have finally arrange and concluded to transfer your outstanding Award Lottery
fund payment of Â£2, 500,000.00 GBP (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Great Britain Pounds) only that should be total equivalent to
$3,878,388.01 USD US Dollar, Its further equivalents to â‚¬3,475,843.20
EUR Euro only batch by batch through Western Union Money Transfer.
Through our foreign correspondent Agent in Abu Dhabi United Arab
Emirates (UAE), note that we did made two transa_ctions today to you each
transaction is $5,000.00 USD Please kindly pick up our first two
installment payments of USD$10,000.00 which was sent to you below are
the MTCN NO# to pick up the funds immediately without further delay. Due
to daily limit via Western Union policy their terms and condition
please pardon us by picking up this fund little by little until the
transa_ction finally been completed the amount that you're excepting to
receive from us sorry for the inconveniences this may course you during
this transaction due to time frame schedule and South African Government
policy to have it finalized in time bear with us please pick this
amount today then first thing tomorrow morning we'll still transfer
another payment for you to pick up at any nearest Western Union office
there in your (CITY) within 10 minutes.NOTE: THIS TWO MTCN NUMBERS NEED TO BE AUTHORIZED AND COMMENCE IN OUR SYSTEM FIRST
BEFORE YOU CAN PICK UP THE MONEY AT THE WESTERN UNION AGENT OFFICE
THERE IN YOUR CITY:FOR US TO AUTHORIZE THE MTCN NO# YOU INSTRUCTED TO
GET BACK TO US WITH YOUR DETAILS BELOW.The transfer MTCN numbers is already available for pick up by you. Kindly visit our official web site http://www.westernunion.com ,Find
Tracking on the top right of the site page, and insert accordingly the
details following the instructions below or Call our Customer Service
Center (+1-800-325-6000) and following the instructions below tracked your transfer and confirmed information blow=========================================MTCN NO#: 491-618-6649SERNDER'S NAME: Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniCOUNTRY SEND: United Arab EmiratesAMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00-----------------------------------------------------------------MTCN NO#: 998-611-6641SERNDER'S NAME: Mr. Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniCOUNTRY SEND: United Arab EmiratesAMOUNT TO PICK UP NOW: USD$5,000.00=========================================Transa_ction Ref: TLL020020000012We
refer to your request dated in October 2015 for D10 Payment via
(WESTERN UNION) Transaction for $10,000.00 USD; we are pleased to
confirm that this request has been completed.Should you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Hotline anytime at +27-(015) 534 3091 (within South Africa), or +1 (800)-325-6000 (outside South Africa). For clients of Moneyweb Treasures, Treasures Private Client or Private Banking, please call +27-(0) 63 185 9952 (within South Africa) or +27-(0) 63 180 3862 (outside South Africa).FAX:+27 (0) 86 274 2908 or email us.KINDLY DO EMAIL US AT: atr@afnet.netFOR INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL US AT: vince@maine.rr.comTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE MONEY DO EMAIL US AT: boardlink@inbox.lvPLEASE
SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FILE FOR FURTHER STEP HOW TO CLAIM THE
PRIZE.KINDLY FILL IN THE CLAIM FORM BELOW WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS AND
RETURN IT BACK TO US TO ENABLE US PROCESS THIS TRANSACTION AMICABLY.YOUR PAYMENT SLIP COPIES ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL VIEW THE ATTACHED FILE:BELOW IS THE COMPUTER PRINT OUT RECEIPT COPIES OF YOUR TWO TRANSACTION PAYMENT AVAILABLE FOR YOU.======================================================Send Money through Western UnionÂ®Reference Number: 529833Transa_ction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 1-10-2015 06:40:07 PMFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 491-618-6649Sender's Name: Mr. Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniWU Reference No: 176046080Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 3.67295 AED Emirati DirhamTax Invoice No.: 8877-091-150430-125000GST @3.6: 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamTransa_ction Amount: $5,000.00Total Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: TRANSa_ction OF 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamAND BELOWTest Question: What ColorAnswer: White=======================================================Send Money through Western UnionÂ®Reference Number: 171931Transa_ction Status: SuccessfulTransaction Date/Time: 1-10-2015 06:40:12 PMFrom Account: 3354961409 (Current)Amount: $5,000.00 USDMTCN: 998-611-6641Sender's Name: Abdulrazzaq Abdulkarim Al ZarooniWU Reference No: 136056088Estimated Destination FCY Amount: US Dollars $5,000.00Exchange Rate: 3.67295 AED Emirati DirhamTax Invoice No.: 3324-990-351430-081204GST @ 3.6: 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamTransa_ction Amount: $5,000.00 USDTotal Amount Payable: $5,000.00 USDPurpose Code: TRANSa_ction OF 18,364.73 AED Emirati DirhamAND BELOWTest Question:What ColorAnswer:White=====================================================Kindly
do fill in the form below by reconfirmed back your details to enable us
speed up this transa_ction amicably without delay since this transaction
has became overdue transaction and it has approved by the executive
board of directors:(1) FULL NAME:---------------(2) DATE OF BIRTH:---------------(3) MARITAL STATUS-------------(4) OCCUPATION:--------------(5) HOME ADD----------------(6) ZIP:--------------------(7) CODE:-------(8) COUNTRY:-------------(9) NATIONALITY:--------------(10)CELL NO----(11)TEL:NO------(12)FAX:NO-------(13)PASSPORT COPY-----------We take this opportunity to thank you for using MONEYWEB PRIVATE iBanking.MONEYWEB PRIVATE Internet BankingSincerely,Prof.Mrs.TAMMY LEE MINAARExecutive chief operational serviceForex DeptMoneyweb Private BankSouth Africa.Email us at: buch@orange.snTel: +27-(0) 63 180 3862

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