Western Union/Scam or Not?

Attn: Customer,Western Union

Hi My Dear Costumer,

After today Meeting with Government of Ministry of Finance Republic
due Benin today they have decided to finalize all the Compensations
payment inheritance funds with you this year 2010, and now we have
arranged your payment of ($900,000.00) Nine hundred thousand united
state dollars of your Cashier check Compensations to be sent to you
through western union money transfer payment: Your payment will
sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day
is $13,000.00, $6,500 first one and second $6,500 two time per a day.

The minister trust funds of Ghana will send you the currently
standards track details you need to pick up your first payment by
western union, you will receive every day till you receive your
Compensations $900,000.00 united state dollars, now no need to send
you this Cashier check because United State Government complain
bitterly that there is many fake check coming from Africa,and for that
Our Government decided to paid all Compensations payment inheritance
funds Beneficiary through Western Union Money Transfer payment.

The Director Administrator Ministry of Finance trust funds have
already signed your payment, now you are free to comply with payment
office on this E-mail however, kindly contact the below person who is
in position to release your payment by western union $13, 000.00 per a
day.

Mr. Mark James,
western union department Eco Bank Ghana,


The financial western union payment canter has been mandated to issue
out your payment and you have to stop any further communication with
those Scampers or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your
payment. Note that the administrator payment
need this details from you to process your payment:

Receiver name---------------
Country---------------------
City------------------------
Tel-------------------------
Test question---------------
Answer-------------------
Copy of your Id.: Will email within a day or two.

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Mr.
Mark James, he will start sending your payment by western union
Everyday $6,500.00 times two which is $13,000 per day .

Regards,
Dr. Kwame Dom( MD) Email;{[email protected]}
Director Ministry of Finance Republic due Ghana

100% pure scam.

Hi secretUSER
Yes it is a well known scam format. If you were to do a site search many other examples of the same would appear. Also these compensation type scenarios appear on other scam reporting sites too.
And the name kwame appears in many scam emails.
Is that Mr Mark James mentioned too? If so, there would not be enough space in this forum to show all his fraudulent letters.

Internet scam basics

Ist - tell the victim the wonderful news (this is either that you are entiitled to a pile of money, you've won a lottery, you've got a fantastic new job, that aomeone wealthy has fallen in love with you - yadda yadda yadda).

2nd - play them along a bit (if it's an official payment ask for info like it's important, or if you're in love tell them a believable story and send photos off the web).

3rd - tell them that you just have to pay a small sum to make your dreams come true and get your hands on the big money.

It's a very old scam, so old it's got a name, it's called 'advance fee' and equates to 'if you pay me a little first I'll pay you a lot after', except they disappear and never pay you anything.