Wire Transfer Scams (Western Union, Money Gram)

 

In case you're wondering what the blank boxes are, they are blocked images sent with the email. 2 things about email  images, advertisers use them to track you online so they can target their ads at you and hackers/ scammers use them to break into your computer and steal your information that way. NEVER NEVER NEVER unblock email images or click on links inside any email.
One thing all of my postings have taught me is that if the sender email ends in with.cn there's a good chance it's a Nigerian scammer. watch out.

From: Mr. Good Luck Anderson <filleoffice714@yahoo.cn>
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:01 PM
Subject: WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFERAddress: No. 5 Western Avenue Cotonou,West Africa, Republic Du' Benin Dear: Customer: call us +22998836350 Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters here in Porto - Novo, the capital state of Benin Republic, states that you only have 48hours to effect your payment for the updating of your mtcn# number to enable you cash up your first $5000 from your total fund of (seven hundred thousand united state dollars) since you are finding it difficult to make this payment we have decided that you are to go ahead and pay whatever you have out of the total fee of $1500 required for the updating fee since you are not able to come up with the required charge. But mind you, no amount below $250 will be accepted so we expect you to pay amount from $250 and above. You are to pay what ever you have for the updating feewhatever and we will activate your mtcn# number upon receipt of this payment. Be informed that you will have to pay the balance fee of your updating upon cashing up of your first $5000 also I am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance charge will leave us with no option but to deactivate your mtcn # number of which you will and can never cash up the balance fee and the total is $2.25m, I want you to send the updating and activation fee with the information bellow. Country---------------------------Benin Republic.Receiver’s Name--------Mrs Okechukwu A DominicCity---------------------------------Cotonou.Test Question------------------WHO?Answer----------------------------GOD.Amount............................$250 usd Please any amounts you send let us know but remember what so ever amount below $250 will not be accepted. You can send us the payment information’s immediately you send the money. Immediately we confirm the activation fee we will send you the first receipt of your $5000 at the same day. Regards Mr. Good Luck Anderson from western union money transfer office Porto-Novo Benin Republic. In addition to this, we have decided to compensate our entire client due to their inability to pay the requested fee from the authorities, the compensation started this morning been 28th of Dece and it will end on 23th Jan 2013 by reducing the high cost to low amount. As the matter of fact, the transferring fee and all cost requested from the authorities has been cut down to any amount as you can afford and that is only money you have to pay to receive your payment because the transferring of your funds were approved and signed as well and we do contacted you today for your immediate attention over it. Note that anything that has the beginning is also has the end in that case, first come first serve.Western Union Money Transfer Service Office. You are entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money today as wellWe are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this department to release your payment immediately. Best Regards;Mr. Good Luck AndersonWESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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Here's another one for you. Notice the .cn extention on all links. LOL Nigerian pretending to be from India. Buhahaha. dumb ass.

From: Dr Dvid Kum <moneytransfer_lee0007@yahoo.cn>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:27 PM
Subject: WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER INDIA

WELCOME TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER INDIA NEW DELHI RD,MANAGER/HEAD OF DEPT KUMAR SQUARE REGION: NEW DELHI INDIA , AMOUNT INVOLVED: ($3.5 MILLION) PHONE NUMBER: +2348057445324 ATTENTION BENEFICIARY. PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISE TO GO TROUGH THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND AND READY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTENTS BEFORE REPLYING TO IT. WE ARE INSTRUCTED BY UNITED NATIONS AND YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY HERE IN NEW DELHI INDIA TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO YOU VIA OUR SERVICE ''WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BECAUSE OF AFRICAN SCAMMERS. THEY FORWARDED YOUR PAYMENT TO US HERE IN INDIA BECAUSE OF THOSE AFRICA PEOPLE WHO DONT WANT TO RELEASE YOUR MONEY, SO YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $10,000.00 USD DAILY FROM NEW DELHI INDIAN UNTIL IT COMPLETE THE CORRECT AMOUNT ($3.5 M). MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRE TO SEND US THE SERVICE CHARGES WHICH IS $150 USD FOR THE $10,000.00 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY REMIT TO YOUR NAME, BECAUSE WITH OUT THAT YOU CAN NOT PICK THE MONEY FOR IT IS ON HOLD. NOTE: THE REASON WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE $150 USD IS THAT WE TRIED TO DEDUCT THE SERVICE FEE OUT FROM YOUR FUND BUT THE MINISTER ADMINISTRATOR TRUST FUND OF INDIAN TOLD US THAT NO ONE HAS ACCESS OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND STAMPED THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO YOU TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING BECAUSE IF ANY ONE HAS ACCESS TO THAT IT WILL INVOLVE YOU LOOSING YOUR FUND, YOUR TOTAL AMOUNT IS HERE IN INDIA WE WILL RELEASE THE FIRST 10,000.00USD IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE SERVICE CHARGE $150 USD. HERE IS THE INFORMATION OF THE ONE WE SENT TODAY TO YOU BUT IT WILL REMAIN ON HELD UNTIL YOU SEND US OUR SERVICE CHARGES OF $150 BEFORE WE CAN RELEASES IT TO YOU, SO YOU CAN TRACK IT WITH OUR WEB SITE. http://www.westernunion.com/WUCOMWEB/staticMid.do?method=load&countryCode=US&languageCode=en&pagename=HomePage Sender's First Name: Sarda Aboubacar Sender's Last Name: Ouedraogo MTCN: 769***1097 WE CAN'T GIVE YOU THE COMPLETE MTCN UNTIL YOU SEND OUR SERVICE CHARGE $150 Text Question: Honest Answer: Trust Amount: $10,000.00 FINAL UPDATE US WITH THE $150 USD TO ENABLE US PROCEED ON YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY, BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO REMIT THE $150 USD VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BEEN OUR SERVICE CHARGE. RECEIVER NAME: AJAH EMMANUEL COUNTRY: INDIA CITY: NEW DELHI TEST QUESTION: COUNTRY? ANSWER: INDIA. AMOUNT: $150 CONTACT EMAIL: western_money2013@yahoo.cn RECONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME:.......... FULL ADDRESS:................ PHONE NUMBER:.............. Regards Dr Dvid Kum Director General western union money transfer India ® EMAIL: western_money2013@yahoo.cn PHONE NUMBER: +2348057445324