419 scam: Compensation fund <kesh.des02@gmail.com> KINDLY CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT OF<br> $5,000 (MTCN

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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. )
- "million us dollars" (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)
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.
- wes_union_transfer@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Compensation fund <kesh.des02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wes_union_transfer@deliveryman.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:53:41 +0000
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE FOR YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT OF
$5,000 (MTCN): 694-654-6073 NOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION

Dear Beneficiary
27/7/2022
I wish to inform you that the IMF has released your compensation fund
in value of $8.5 million US dollars issued to your name and the money
was deposited with the western union Office as MTCN credit card. You
will be receiving the fund daily and with a limit of $5000 per day
until the complete fund is paid to you in full ..Your first Payment of
$5000 usd is approved to send to you today, So kindly reconfirm your
receiver's name information to the Western Union office for the
approval of our fund payment of ($8.500`000`00USD) to be sign and
release to you immediately to you send the below information to them:

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24
hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF.We have sent out
your first payment $5,000 MTCN(987-824-0147 BELOW IS YOUR FIRST
PAYMENT $5,OOO.OOUSD

Sender Name: Todd Marcos
MTCN: 987-824-0147
Question= What Color
Answer= White
Amount Sent: $5000 USD

Western Union Payment Details, you should conform your payment online
here: (https://www.westernunion.com/ us/en/send-money/app/tracktransfe
Remember we need your full information as where we will be sending the
second payments $5000 to avoid wrong transfer such as,

Your Receiver" Name _______
Your Country:__________
Your Telephone: No_______
Your Address: _________
Scan Your Passport Id: ________
Contact our:Email:( wes_union_transfer@deliveryman.com)

Our Western Union Office will release your payment to you and the
maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $10,000 usd daily
until the funds complete transferred. Once we receive yourinformation.
The transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all the scam
victims ($8.500`000`00USD) each, and your name was found in the scam
victim's list.

The Western union Director:
Name: Mr Hikmet Ersek
CALL WESTERN UNION +1(502) 563-1482

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