419 scam: "Mr. X" <> Your First Payment Have Sent To You

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "money transfer control number" (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. )
- "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- westernunionagencyw@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. X" <>
Reply-To: westernunionagencyw@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:15:55 -0800
Subject: Your First Payment Have Sent To You

Dear Beneficary

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed Minister of
finance and the governing body of the United Nations Monetary Unit to
investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank in attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your payment. and the total amount of your funds is (USD $7,500,000) Seven Million Five-Hundred Thousand United State Dollars wish you will be receiving per day $5,000:00 USD .via western union money transfer.

The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
chosen to pay out all the compensation funds to 150 Beneficiaries from
U.S.A, Europe,Canada, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,South America, Australia and Asia and Africa Continent through western union money transfer as this is a global In this regards, you are to contact and furnish the requested information to the Directorate of International western union money Transfer with the followings information:

Kindly reconfirm to us the following below information:

Your full name:...............
Your address:...............
Your country:...............
Your whatsapp phone number-:...............
Youâ€™re ID:...............
Youâ€™re Age :...............
Your Marital status:...............
Your occupation:...............

Also i am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the
balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your fund
of which you will and can never cash up your total sum again i want you to use Western Union to send the money for the activation fee with the information Bellow.

Receiver name: Anni Watous
City:Ouagadougou
Country:Burkina Faso
Amount: from $195.00 up .
(M.T.C.N) Money Transfer Control Number:...............
Sender ' s name:...............
Sender ' s Country:...............

Here is your payment information of $5,000.00 is well available on our
web site of western union but you can not pick it up is on hold
because we have to Activate the MTCN NUMBER before you can pick it up in any western union office then bear it in mind that immediately when we confirm your payment today to this office we will proceed immediately to activate your funds reference number to enable you to pick up your first payment today.

In addition, I write to let you know that $5,000.00 usd has been sent
but it is under the system of on hold.

Here the details for pick up:
Track the transfer on
( https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/self-service/app/tracktransfersuccess )
Here is the available reference number.
MTCN ,Control Number:# 8159358553
Sender ' s First Name:_ _IDI
Sender ' s Last Name:_ _ _ MOLOK
Question:_ _ _ _ _ _How much sent
Answer:_ _ _ _ _ _ _$5,000.00 usd

Send us the MTCN number, Sender Address, immediately you send the
money and immediately we confirm the activation fee, we will transfer
you the fund today and not tomorrow Mr.John Peterr For your payment.

I promise you as soon as we hear from you with the payment of $195.00
up will told you to send today, we shall send your first payment of
$5,000.00 for you to it pick up with the information you need to receive your payment the same day you send the payment of $195.00 up and I swear you will receive your payment immediately.

You should forward a copy of your payment receipt/information's to
this email address through ( westernunionagencyw@gmail.com ) for confirmation and immediate transferring your fund USD $5000
twice/2 times total USD $10,000 to you per daily till the total fund
(USD $2,500,000) have been transferred to you instant/once the service
payment USD $195 Only

EMAIL ME WITH THE MTCN NUMBER HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.AND PLEASE DON ' T CONTACT IF YOU ARE NOT THE REAL
BENEFICIARY.

Mr.John Peterr
Agency Operation Manager
Western Union Office Department

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