The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam

The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" email is a scam. The fake email is being sent by online scammers.Therefore, recipients of the same email are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The scammers are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending money, which they claim their potential victims need to do in order to receive their so-called money or award. But, if the money is sent, the scammers or theives will take it and disappear, and the victim will not receive the money they were promised.

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The Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office Scam

The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam

From: "Mr Mark Williams" <andymike46@yahoo.com.tw>

Date: Sep 26, 2018 3:37 PM

Subject: WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE.

WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

178 AVENUE PAPE JEAN PAUL II,

01 B.P. 2020, COTONOU REPUBLIC DU BENIN

Email Contact; ( westenuion333@outlook.com)

WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE BONANZA 2018 AWARD.

Attention Beneficiary;

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 ACTIVATION OF YOUR MTCN# NUMBER TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT FROM YOUR TOTAL FUND OF $3.5M SINCE YOU ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT WE HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU ARE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY WHATEVER YOU HAVE FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE AS FROM $50.00 UP SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE REQUIRED CHARGE, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE HERE.YOU ARE TO PAY WHAT EVER YOU HAVE FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE AND WE WILL ACTIVATE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER UPON RECEIPT OF THIS PAYMENT.

BE INFORMED THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY THE BALANCE FEE OF YOUR ACTIVATION UPON CASHING UP OF YOUR FIRST $3,500. 00 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 REFERENCE NUMBER OF WHICH YOU WILL AND CAN NEVER CASH UP THE BALANCE FEE, I WANT YOU TO SEND THE RENEWING AND TRANSFER FEE WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW.

PLEASE ANY AMOUNT YOU SEND LET US KNOW AND YOU CAN SEND US THE MTCN# NUMBER IMMEDIATELY YOU SEND THE MONEY AND IMMEDIATELY WE CONFIRM THE TRANSFER FEE WE WILL SEND YOU THE FIRST RECEIPT OF YOUR $3,500.00. AT THE SAME DAY. REGARDS MR. MARK WILLIAMS, FROM WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER OFFICE PORTO-NOVO BENIN REPUBLIC.

1. RECEIVER NAME:.....CHRIS TATA,

2.COUNTRY:............. BENIN REPUBLIC

3. CITY :............... COTONOU .

4. TEST QUESTION:....HONEST

5.TEST ANSWER:......TRUST.

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 being 25/09/2018 and it will end on 4th of October 2018 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 and that is only money you have to pay to receive your payment because the transferring of your fund 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 INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE.

You are entitle to receive your payment today if you do send the money today as well We are waiting to hear from you today with the fee to enable this

department to release your payment immediately. Look forward for your anticipated response.

Email Contact; (westenuion333@outlook.com)

Sign.

Very best regards,

Operator Manager, Mr Mark Williams.

Operator WESTERN UNION International Benin Republic.

WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OFFICE.

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March 18, 2020 at 12:02 PM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
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"From: "Westen Union" <wes@usa.org>

Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:13:17

To: Recipients <wes@usa.org>

Subject: Payment Release

You are advice to contact Herbert Edward with this below information for release of your total fund of $7.5Million via western union, You will be receiving $5000 per day till the total fund is completely transferred to you.

CONTACT PERSON: "Herbert Edward"

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: westernunionresponseres@gmail.com

TELEPHONE: 229 613 14 823

Contact him now with your personal details so that he will provide you with the Western Union payment details which you need to pick your first payment at any Western Union outlet nearest to you,

1. Your Full Name?

2. Your Address?

3. Cell / Mobile Number?

4. Your Age?

5. Your Country?

Thanks,

Harry Smith"

Here is another scam.

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July 16, 2019 at 2:04 AM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
info

"From: Western Union <emanuela.anzelmo@alice.it>

Date: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 12:07 AM

Subject: Dear Funds Owner,

Greetings..

I am Mr Morgan Clark Foreign Operation Western Union

This is to officially informed you that your fund has been Deposited in our

bank and concluded arrangement to effect your payment of $2.500,000.00 million

United State Dollars through Western Union Swift Money transfer services today,

but the maximum amount you will be receiving every day starting from tomorrow

is $5,000.00 as reflected in our transfer system daily until the funds is

completely transferred to you.

This special arrangement is being used to avoid all scrupulous demand by both

the states and federal authorities that have previously delayed your payment

till date; we shall need your maximum co-operation to ensure that strictness

and confidence is maintained to avoid any further delays. You are to discard

any request asking you to send money to any agency such as courier company,Bank

and security Agency as there are no such and any money committed their will be

regret, so be wise.

Please contact me here (western77money00@gmail.com) for the details of your

first payment of $5,000 United State Dollars and reconfirm your correct details

that you will like the first transfer to be program with such as Receivers

Name, destination where you will like the transfer to be send to and your cell

phone number for urgent communication if the need arise. all we need from you

is to reconfirmed your full details to us for us to know that you are the one

and to avoid wrong transaction,

YOUR NAME:.

ADDRESS:.

COUNTRY:

CITY:.

TEL:..

AGE:.

OCCUPATION:..

Remember your obligation to secure an international Remittance for as stated in

United Nation act of (FRT209) that will help build and renew your transfer file

for record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economies crisis

situations.

Regards,

Morgan Clark"

Here is another scam.

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May 20, 2019 at 5:56 PM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
info

Here is another scam:

-Original Message-

From: Western UnionR [mailto:bankofafrlca@yahoo.com]

Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2019 5:50 PM

Subject: Attention: E-mail Address Owner

Western Union Money Transfer

Send Money Worldwide

www.westernunion.com

Tel/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

Attention: E-mail Address Owner

RE: RECENT SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE I.M.F BENIN

Complement of the season to you and your beloved family. The International

Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the recent scam victims and your

email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western UnionR

office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via

Western UnionR Money Transfer.

However, we have successfully concluded all the arrangements to effect your

payment through Western UnionR Money Transfer. We have scheduled your

payment to be completed by sending you $5,000 twice daily until the total

sum of $1,000,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

Notwithstanding, we can not be able to send the payment with your email

address alone, thereby we need your information as to where we will be

sending the funds, such as;

Receiver's name:...(Full Name)

Address:.

Country:..

Phone number:.

Contact the director via email at (westernunionmt19@yahoo.com.vn) with your

full information. Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF

if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the

IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. For

urgent inquiry about your daily payment, call/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

anytime.

Thanks,

Mr. Mark James

Director Western UnionR Money Transfer,

Head Office Benin Republic.

Tel/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE...

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April 11, 2019 at 7:00 AM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
an anonymous user from: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

I received this scam:

"Western Union <bmitra@acmet.com> Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 12:34 PM

Reply-To: united.b.ofiowa@gmail.com

Welcome to Western Union®

Send Money Worldwide

www.westernunion.com

Tel/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

Attention: E-mail Address Owner

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the recent scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union.

However, we have successfully concluded all the arrangements to effect your payment through Western Union® Money Transfer. We have scheduled your payment to be completed by sending you $5,000 twice daily until the total sum of $200,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as;

Receiver's name:...

Address:...

Country:...

Phone number:...

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information.

Thanks,

Mr. Tim Roll

Dir. Western Union®"

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March 30, 2019 at 1:44 PM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
an anonymous user from: Rupert, Idaho, United States

I received an email today from Western Union with this scam.

I haven't done business with them since the early '70s. Very enticing message. Tried to tempt me with $5,000 twice daily until $200,000 if I contacted through this number and gave info they "needed" to send me money I supposedly lost in a scam. Then, went on to say I'd forfeit it all if I didn't respond.

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March 3, 2019 at 1:09 AM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
info

Here is another scam:

"From: Western Union® <gwenubagroupbenin00@yahoo.com>

Date: March 1, 2019 at 03:49:42 PST

Subject: Attention: E-mail Address Owner

Reply-To: Western Union® <westernunionmt18@yahoo.com.vn>

Western Union Money Transfer

Send Money Worldwide

www.westernunion.com

Tel/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

Attention: E-mail Address Owner

RE: RECENT SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE I.M.F BENIN

Complement of the season to you and your beloved family. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the recent scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union® Money Transfer.

However, we have successfully concluded all the arrangements to effect your payment through Western Union® Money Transfer. We have scheduled your payment to be completed by sending you $5,000 twice daily until the total sum of $1,000,000.00 is completely transferred to you.

Notwithstanding, we can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, thereby we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as;

Receiver's name: (Full Name)

Address:

Country:

Phone number:

Contact the director via email at (westernunionmt19@yahoo.com.vn) with your full information. Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. For urgent inquiry about your daily payment, call/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444 anytime.

Thanks,

Mr. Mark James

Director Western Union® Money Transfer,

Head Office Benin Republic.

Tel/Whatsapp 229-9806-4444

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE

This email is intended for the owner of this E-mail Address only and contains privileged and confidential information. If you received this email by error, please delete it from your mail box and notify us immediately for correction. The disclosure of this email to a third party is highly prohibited. Thanks for your understanding."

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November 9, 2018 at 8:45 AM by
The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam
info

Here is another scam:

"From: Mrs.Irene Sibley <transferfunds42@gmail.com>

Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 2:31 PM

Subject: MTCN-533-212-1424

We have deposited the check of your fund ($2,700,000,00USD) through western union after our finally meeting regarding your fund, All you will do is to contact Western Union Director Mr.Howard Edward Email:(newwesterunion@outlook.com ) He will give you more direction on how you will be receiving the funds $4000 twice daily. Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer such as:

Receiver's Name

Address:

Country:

Phone Number:

I.D Card:

The first payment of $4000 is about to be send today in your name So contact their Director Mr. Howard Edward as soon as you receive this email or call him 234 7035994542 and tell him to give you the Mtcn, to pick the $4000 Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund,

Yours Faithful

Mrs.Irene Sibley"

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The "Western Union International Money Transfer Service Office" Scam