419 scam: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <edwardinyang4@gmail.com> Contact me Asap

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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. )
- "clearance permit" (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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lookmanj066@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER <edwardinyang4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lookmanj066@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:08:57 -0700
Subject: Contact me Asap

FROM: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
WEBSITE; https://www.westernunion.com/web/global-service/track-transfer
CUSTOMER CARE: lookmanj066@gmail.com
Mon 18/3/2021 10:46 AM
TELEPHONE: +1(917)819-1714.

ATTENTION THE INHERITANCE FUND OWNER,

AFTER WE RECEIVED YOUR INFORMATION, WE INSTANTLY TRANSFER THE FIRST
PAYMENT OF $9,900 IN YOUR NAME. AND AS I WAS TRYING TO EMAIL YOU THE
TRANSFER INFORMATION YOU SHOULD USE TO PICK UP THE PAYMENT IN YOUR
COUNTRY, I THEN GOT AN ALERT FROM WESTERN UNION HEAD OFFICE IN UNITED
STATE, THAT THE $9,900 WAS TRANSFERRED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE REMAINING
OF( $5.5 MILLION USD ) HAS BEEN PLACED ON-HOLD BY OUR HEAD OFFICE
TRANSFER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.

I ASKED THEM WHY THEY SAID THAT THE INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN IN UNITED
STATE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE TRANSFERRING HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY DARLY
WITHOUT THE SECURE CLEARANCE PERMIT FROM BANK OF AMERICA. SO, AFTER I
CUT OFF MY CONVERSATION WITH THE HEAD OFFICE DIRECTOR, I WAS CALLED TO
KNOW HOW THE CLEARANCE PERMIT SHOULD OBTAINED FROM THEM BECAUSE YOUR
FUND IS INHERITANCE NOT INVOLVED AS TERRORIST MONEY AND THE COST OF
OBTAINING CLEARANCE PERMIT IS US$277.00, SO YOU SHOULD TRY ALL YOUR
POSSIBLE BEST TO MAKE THE PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR YOUR FUND
SHOULD DEPOSIT INTO US BANK GOVERNMENT TREASURY ACCOUNT.

BELOW IS FIRST TRANSFER MTCN NUMBER SO YOU CAN TRACK TO CONFIRM THAT
WE HAVE MADE YOUR TRANSFER ALREADY.

M.T.C.N: 955-300-7080
Text question: Yellow
Text Answer: Green
Amount: $9,900.00

WEBSITE; https://www.westernunion.com/web/global-service/track-transfer

THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE DISPATCHED THIS
TODAY. PLEASE WE NEED TO CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO BE SURE WE HAVE
CONTACTED THE RIGHTFUL WITH OWNER OF THIS EMAIL OK.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:.......................
2. YOUR ADDRESS:.........................
3. YOUR COUNTRY:.........................
5. YOUR AGE:.............................
6. YOUR PHONE NO:........................
7. YOUR ID...............................

YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE MY MESSAGE GET BACK
WITH REQUIRED CONTACT INFORMATION. TEXT ME HERE. +1(917)819-1714.

THANK YOU.

SINCERELY,
MR. LOOKMAN EDWARD JR.
EMAIL: (lookmanj066@gmail.com )
PHONE NO: +1(917)819-1714.

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