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Updated: Apr. 10, 2016 2016-04-10T08:55:58-05:00
Posted: Apr. 10, 2016 2016-04-10T08:46:27-05:00
Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

The email message below with the subject: "USD $5,000 Payment We Sent Today To Pick Up," which claims that the recipients have thousands of US dollars for pickup at Western Union, is a scam. The fraudulent email message was NOT sent by Western Union Money Transfer, but by scammers, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money and personal information. Therefore, recipients of the fraudulent email message should delete it and not follow the instructions into it.

The Fraudulent Western Union Email Message

From: Mrs. Lucin Ovian <ovis2@ovis .cn.tn>
To: Recipients <ovis2@ovis .cn.tn>

Subject: USD $5,000 PAYMENT WE SENT TODAY TO PICK UP.

Dear Email ID Owner,

USD $5,000 PAYMENT WE SENT TODAY TO PICK UP.

The IMF is compensating all the email address, was fund as one of the ward win Victims and your mail address and your name is listed one of approved to pay sum of $1.8millionusd. We have concluded to effect your own payment through Western Union Money Transfer to easy pick up those fund in good condition,$5,000 twice daily until the total sum of $1.8miollion usd is completely transferred to you. We now need your information where we will be sending the funds,

such as;Receiver name(Your full Name)address and phone number. Contact Western Union with this E-mail:(wumoneytransfert@ outlook.fr) with your full information. For urgent enquiry call Tel; +229 67 573 205 Mr.Barry White for the payment

Mr.Barry White
call Tel; +229 67 573 205
E-mail :( wumoneytransfert@ outlook.fr)

Call Mr.Barry White +229 67 573 205 immediately you get this mail to enable him speed up your payment immediately to released $5000 dollar MTCN to you and pick up the payment ok

(1)Your Full name:
(2)Your Phone number:
(3)Your Country:
(4)You're Age:
(5)E-Mail:

Thanks,

Mrs.Lucein Ovian
Contact Dir. Western Union Money Transfer,

Cotonou,R/B.

USD $5,000 PAYMENT WE SENT TODAY TO PICK UP.

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December 10, 2020 at 9:58 AM by an anonymous user from: South Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
"Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
WESTERN UNION OFFICES
Address;06 BP 1409 EXPRESS ROAD
AKPAKPA BRANCH BENIN REPUBLIC
MR.BARRY WHITE
TEL: 22967573205
ATTN: MARK WARD
THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEPTION OF YOUR MAIL IN MY OFFICE TODAY, AND ALL THE CONTENTS ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD
TO INFORM YOU THAT I RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION WHICH YOU SENT AND THE RECEPTION OF YOUR $1.8 MILLION BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER TO YOU THROUGH WESTERN UNION BANK TO YOUR NOMINATED DESTINATION AS REQUESTED IN THE TRANSFER
IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE TODAY TRANSFERRED YOUR FIRST INSTALLMENT PAYMENT AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP WHICH IS YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $5000.00, AT ANY NEAREST WESTERN UNION OFFICE IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE WE WAS DIRECTED TO SEND YOUR FUND $5000.00 PER A DAY, BEFORE WE COMPLETE THE TOTAL SUM OF $1.8 MILLION
PLEASE BEFORE PROCEEDING THE TRANSFER IS STILL ON HOLD DUE TO THE REASON OF WESTERN UNION TRANSFER CHARGE, ARE NOT YET PAID.
MEANWHILE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER CHARGE WHICH IS ONLY US$98 BECAUSE YOUR FIRST $5,000 HAVE ALREADY REMITTED TO YOUR NAME, AND YOU CAN'T RECEIVE THE FUND UNTIL YOU PAY THE $98, TO ENABLE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND, AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE FULL PAYMENT INFORMATION OF YOUR FIRST TRANSFER PAYMENT WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY REMITTED TO YOUR NAME.
TAKE NOTE, YOUR FUND WILL REMAIN ON HOLD AND YOU CAN NOT PICK IT UNTIL YOU PAY THE FEE, THE REASON WHY YOU MUST SEND THE US$98 IS BECAUSE WE TRIED TO DEDUCT THE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER CHARGE FROM THE TOTAL FUND BUT THE FINANCE MINISTER OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN REFUSED AND SAID THAT NO ONE HAS ACCESS OVER YOUR FUND AS IT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND THAT NO MONEY SHOULD BE DEDUCTED UNTIL IT GETS TO YOU, AND BEAR IT IN MIND $98 IS ONLY MONEY YOU HAVE TO PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVER YOUR TOTAL FUND $1.8M COMPLETED.
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO SEND THE $98 THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM
SENDER'S NAME SHOULD BE YOUR NAME
RECEIVER FIRST NAME:………. BONA
RECEIVER LAST NAME:………. ROMAN
COUNTRY…………………:BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY ………………………:COTONOU
AMOUNT………………………:$98
AND MAIL TO US THE PAYMENT INFORMATION SUCH AS THE MTCN CONTROL NUMBER, VIA EMAIL, SO THAT WE WILL RELEASE YOUR TRANSFER, AND ANOTHER PAYMENT IN YOUR NAME AS SOON AS WE RENEW YOUR PAYMENT FILE.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION
REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
REGARDS
MR.BARRY WHITE
WESTERN UNION MANAGER"
Another scam.
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January 8, 2018 at 2:48 AM by an anonymous user from: Bangui, Central African Republic
Here is an email I received today...
"Dear Email ID Owner,
USD $5000 PAYMENT WE SENT TODAY TO PICK UP.
The IMF is compensating all the email address was fund as one of the ward win Victims and your mail address and your name is listed one of approved to pay sum of $3,500,000 million.We have concluded to effect your own payment through Western Union Money Transfer to easy pick up those fund in good condition,$5000 dollar twice daily twice $10,000 dollar until the total sum of $3,500,000 million is completed transferred to you.they need your information as to where we will be sending the funds,
Such as;Receiver name (Your full Name) address and phone number.Contact Western Union Money Transfer with your full information.For urgent enquiry call Tel; 229-989-65-400 Mrs. Guilloteau Maryline for the payment E-mail:( mrs.guilloteaumaryline11@gmail.com )
Contact Person Mrs. Guilloteau Maryline
Call Tel; 229-989-65-400
E-mail Reply;((( mrs.guilloteaumaryline11@gmail.com )))
Call Mrs. Guilloteau Maryline 229-989-65-400 immediately you get this mail to enable him speed up your payment $5000 dollar MTCN Number to you and pick up the $5000 dollar payment today
(1)Your Full Name:...
(2)Your Phone Number:
(3)Your Country:..
(4)Your Age:...
(5)E-Mail:...
Thanks,
Contact Dir. IMF Office,
Cotonou,R/B.
Mr. Alex Freeman"
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November 16, 2016 at 6:55 AM by info
Received via email:
"Hi, I have received an email from wu2d@wumt.com. It states that I have been awarded 1.5 million USD and that I should send personal information in order to allow the money to be deposited. It also said the money was in Malaysia.
This is obviously a scam and I want you to be aware that it is happening now, 11-15-2016.
Regards."
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