419 scam: MRS TINA MORE <miguel@frohlich.com.br> Contato com o agente da Western Union para o seu fundo,

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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. )
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22968947276 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS TINA MORE <miguel@frohlich.com.br>
Reply-To: MRS TINA MORE <westernunion20@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 13:25:51 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: Contato com o agente da Western Union para o seu fundo,

AtenÃ§Ã£o: BeneficiÃ¡rio.

Eu sou a senhora Tina Mais do MinistÃ©rio das FinanÃ§as Cotonou (Sede).Esta Ã© trazer para vocÃª perceber que, apÃ³s a reuniÃ£o da conferÃªncia que tivemos, o Governo deste paÃs percebeu que vocÃª estÃ¡ entre aqueles que envolvidos em fraude vÃtima que temos na nossa lista de CompensaÃ§Ã£o pelo governo deste paÃs como instruÃ§Ãµes de NaÃ§Ãµes Unidas (ONU) O governador deste estado Cotonou Benin RepÃºblica instruiu este escritÃ³rio de transmitir o arquivo para WESTERN UNION DEPARTAMENTO DE TRANSFERÃŠNCIA DE DINHEIRO a pagar-lhe a soma de US $ 1.200,000.00
atravÃ©s de WESTERN UNION.

Sua ExcelÃªncia o governador deu instruÃ§Ãµes ao departamento de pagamento WESTERN Dr. Patrick Onu para enviar a soma de US $1.200,000.00 atravÃ©s de sua custÃ³dia para facilitar o receptor dos seus fundos. VocÃª estÃ¡ em contato com eles agora para garantir que o fundo serÃ¡ transferido para vocÃª uma vez que vocÃª enviar-lhes as informaÃ§Ãµes necessÃ¡rias para evitar transaction.According errado Ã s exigÃªncias da WESTERN UNION TRANSFERÃŠNCIA DE DINHEIRO vocÃª estÃ¡ para receber seu fundo Ã taxa parcela de US $ 5.000,00 por dia atÃ© que os EUA $ 1.2000.00 Ã© completamente transferido para vocÃª nesse sentido.
VocÃª estÃ¡ em contato com eles agora com as informaÃ§Ãµes abaixo toavoid transaÃ§Ã£o errada.

Reconfirmar o seu endereÃ§o

(1) O seu nome completo: .......................
(2) O seu nÃºmero de telefone: ..............
(3) O seu endereÃ§o de contacto: .................
(4) O seu .....................

OuÃ§a com muito cuidado, diga Dr. Patrick Onu que vocÃª aconselharia para contatÃ¡-lo por Mrs. Tina More. do MinistÃ©rio da Fazenda aqui em Cotonou, Benin; Abaixo, suas informaÃ§Ãµes de contato.

O contato com essas informaÃ§Ãµes abaixo:

Pessoa de Contato: DR. PATRICK ONU
EMAIL: endereÃ§o :( westernunion20@voila.fr )
NÃºmero de telefone: +229 68947276
EndereÃ§o: Avenida 12 ruas Island, Cotonou, RepÃºblica do Benin

Por favor, nÃ£o se esqueÃ§a de me atualizar assim que vocÃª receber o seu primeiro pagamento atravÃ©s deste endereÃ§o de email mrstinamore1@outlook.com por razÃµes de seguranÃ§a os meus.

Cumprimentos.

Sra Tina Mais
F.A no MinistÃ©rio das FinanÃ§as
RepÃºblica do Benin

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