Western Union scam
November 24th, 2008 — CyberCatI got this in the e-mail this morning… I just had to shake my head at it. I have XX or ## ‘ed out e-mail and phonenumber information, but otherwise this e-mail is just the way I received it – typos, misplaced punctuation, and all.
I’m not going to bother looking into this one more, but I’m sure these guys would like me to go hand Western Union $125.00. They get enough people that do that and they are making a pretty good return just on the mass e-mail.
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Hello My Dear
How are you today?
I write to inform you that we have already sent you USD5,000.00 dollars through Westernunion as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment total sum of USD1.500,000.00 via western union by this,governemnt.
I was calling your ,telephone number to give you the information through phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout that;yesterday even this morning.Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you will pick upthis USD5,000.00 to enable us send another USD5,000.00 today as you know , we will be sending you only USD5,000.00, per day.
Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the USD5,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today,
Hon; Tony Hubert
Western Union Department
Director General Benin Rep;,
Mobile: ## ### ###-###-##
E-mail: ( western_union33@XXXX.XX )
call or email me once you picked up this USD5,000.00 today.Here is the ,, western union information to pick up the , USD5000.00; MTCN # :### ### ####
Sender’sName:……….PRINCE ACJAA,
Text Question:…………HONEST
Answer………………….TRUST
Amount:………………..USD 5,000.00
I want to remind you that the Western Union Department will ask you to pay $125.00 for Re-newing File before you will pick up your payment via western union.
I am,waiting for your
call once you pick up this USD5,000..00, Please email me your , direct telephone number because I need ,to be calling you once we send any payment for the informations.
Contact me with my private email ; anthony.williams@XXXX.XX
Thanks
ANTHONY WILLIAMS
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February 24th, 2009 at 1:15 am
I got the following as well. I rang the telephone number and it was someone with a west african accent. I got the following email. What do you think?
Mrs sarah Abram has donated full payment total sum of USD 200,000.00 via western union for charity and humanitarian purpose. the western union will be sending you only USD5,000.00, perday. Please contact the western union where the money was transferred to send you the full information to pick up the USD5,000.00 and call the western union back to send you another payment today, the western union contact information are as below Hon; Tony Hubert Western Union DepartmentMobile: +229 98597981 eEmail western-unionbj@hotmail.frcall he to picked up this USD 5,000.00 payment information today. The Nurse.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
thankz for the information.. So we do not need to elaborate further bout the information given to us by miss ladayabramsarah.. thanks..