WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SCAM!!

Compensation of $300,000USD?
09/05/2011
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From: Western Union Money Transfer ([email protected])
Sent: May 9, 2011 10:53:05 PM
To:


I am writing to inform you that we have sent $5000 Usd via western unionas we have been given the mandate to transfer your payment of the totalcompensation of $300,000.00 USD via western union Money Transfer by theUnited Nation. please send us an Email for the Processing of your first payment of $5000USD. You are to track it with our website below to confirm the availability of thebelow payment details: To track simply follow the instructions, click on the website above. https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/order ... try=global
Sender's: first name: Tabi
Sender's: last name: Wally
MTCN: 7538420464

Mrs Mrs Roseline GeraldTel:+447024094980Email: [email protected]


Then the second email came:


You were sent a payout of USD$5,000.00 (Five Thousand United States Dollars) according to an instruction from United Nations,which indicates that we should be sending to you twice a week payment of USD$5,000.00 for the period of six months till completion of USD$300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) upon receipt.

We have finally sent you the first installment payment of USD$5,000.00(Five Thousand United States Dollars) but be rest assured that you cannot pick up the money from Western Union now and that is because you have not fulfilled the necessary obligations due for your transfer.

Here is the information of the USD$5,000.00 your first payout
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER:7538420464
Senders First Name:Tabi
Last Name:Wally
Amount:US$5,000

Be informed that your funds was placed on Hold; thereby you can not Pick it up immediately due to an instruction from IMF Office (International Monetary Fund) that you have to obtain the Fund Clearance Certificate (FCC). This Certificate is to Bear you the Original Beneficiary of the Fund and make a change of the Receiver to your Name, and this Certificate will cost 250GBP pounds only (Two Hundred and Fifty pounds), which are to be paid by all beneficiaries to make a documented change of Receiver to their name.

To proceed you are required to provide us with your:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
MOBILE CONTACT:
AGE:
SEX:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY FORM OF VALID IDENTITY
So that we can process your document for the change of receiver on the Fund Clearance Certificate. All related matters to this shall be treated confidential until your fund is transferred to you to avoid impersonation or double claiming.

Have a great day ahead
ASAP – reply as soon as possible,
Regards,
Mrs Mrs Roseline Gerald
Tel:+447024094980
Western Union®

Thank you for posting this scam.

This is a fairly common scam format, but unfortunately, people do still lose money to it.

The scammer has used a fairly common tactic - giving you an MTCN number so you can "see" that the money is real. However, even though WU lets you see the MTCN number is active, it won't tell you how much money is attached to it, and you don't have enough information to collect it anyway (he will give you that information but you have to pay first...). So the scammer makes a $5 transfer (not $5000), sends this emails out to hundreds of people, and collects thousands of dollars in "fees" from someone who thinks he/she has just struck it rich. In the end, the only money that changes hands is the victim's--it goes straight into the scammer's pocket.

The similar type of scam using the same name
From: "Western Union Money Transfer" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 11:42:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Good Day




Good Day,

Western Union wish to inform to you that United Nation and (ECOWAS) have
instructed us to send to you the sum of $300,000 USD. $9,000 has already
been sent to you as first collection Sender Information's HERE IS THE
Available MTCN for pick up by receiver below;

Sender First Name: Tabi
Sender Last Name: Wally
MTCN: 7538420464
Test Question: How Long?
Test Answer: 24 Hours
Amount: $9000.00 USD

Go to any western union location and pick up the funds with the
information given to you.

Send Your Name:
Address:
Phone Number:

You can track at our website www.westernunion.com before going to pick it up.

Contact Payment Agent
Mr. Ken Texman
Phone: +234-813-095-7548
Email: [email protected]
Can be seen here http://www.419scam.org/emails/2011-03/0 ... 226.69.htm