Is it a scam?
If you have received the following email, beware of the sender this is a scam email. Advance fee frauds and identity theft is quite common, It is highly recommended not to contact the sender of this email.
For awareness purpose the scam email is pasted below.
About Fraud
from: Dr.Nelson Colins <flaviamillas@flaviamillas.com.br>
reply-to: wwwwesternunion582@ymail.com
to:
date: Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:05 AM
subject: Attention Dear Customer.
Attention Dear Customer.
Your email address has been selected in the on-going Western Union Online
Email promo Lottery held on 15/03/2013 at West African Regional Head
Quarter in Cotonou, Benin Republic. We the Western Union Regional board
are pleased to inform you that your Email address alongside (50) other
lucky winners have been approved for a payment of ($750.000.00). If you
receive this email,Please be informed it is not an erro and your
verification number is: (WU-WA/908308/2013). Your winnings are to be paid
through Western Union on daily transfers of $5,000 dollars till the total
of your winnings ($750.000.00) is confirmed by you. As a matter of fact,
the first payment has been programmed in our system but this transfer has
no recipient name and location until we received the below listed
requirements.
Once again, this transfer can only be tracked online but cannot be
accessed or picked through any Western Union Agent until it is fixed on
your name and location. You are therefore, advised to forward the
following information.
1. Full Name__________
2. Full Address_______
3. Marital Status_____
4. Occupation_________
5. Age________________
6.Sex_________________
:7.Nationality________
8. Country____________
9.Telephone Number____
Note that you should be expecting to send along with the above listed
information and processing fee of $89. Send it through Western Union on
our cashier name as provided below Name:
Receiver`s Namew____MR OKOYE EMMANUEL
Country_____________Benin Republic
City________________Cotonou
Text Question_______For
Answer______________Payment
Amount______________$89
Mtcn Number_________
In order to avoid scam, note that this processing fee is the only
financial requirement which you will be demanded from you before receiving
your winnings. Therefore, BEWARE OF SCAMMERS. The West African Western
Union Board Congratulates you as you are directed to the 2013 Promo
Lottery payment master on the below information.
Call Us With This Line +229-684 282 41 Contact Us Through This Email
(wwwwesternunion582@ymail.com)
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Nelson Colins
The Promotion Manager
Of Western Union Head
Quatar Cotonou Benin
Republic West Afruca.
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