419 scam: William Perry <financialclearinghouse0000@gmail.com> (WESTERN UNION/MONEYGRAM) payment

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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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "money-gram" (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: William Perry <financialclearinghouse0000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamperry.wu@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:59:07 +0000
Subject: (WESTERN UNION/MONEYGRAM) payment

Dear Sir, After the meeting between the American government and two major money transfer companies (WESTERN UNION/MONEY-GRAM) the U.S. government has mandated the two companies for the compensation of scam victims who lost money in scams that involved Money Gram and Western Union as popular money transfer service. >From the record sent to us, you have sent out money via these two companies and ended up been scammed and cheated? According to law enforcement officials, from 2004 to 2020, Money Gram and Western Union turned a blind eye to scam artists and money launderers who used their company to commit fraud. During that time, tens of thousands of people in the world lost money to a variety of money transfer scams, including fake lottery and prize scams, family emergency scams. Sir, you are one of the beneficiaries of this ongoing compensation payment, kindly get back to us so that we will direct you to the bank responsible for your own western union/money gram compensation payment here in the US via any means you want to receive your compensation payment. Your urgent response will be appreciated. Yours sincerely, Mr. Williams Perry, US Cordinator 72209, Forest Drive, Houston Texas.

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