Western Union is the giant of money transfers around the globe. However, it is not a giant in charitable contributions nor does it deliver or releases money away to unknown people. Therefore, the following email is a scam. You should not reply or click on any of the links because they might contain viruses and malware.
Below is the email:
Send Money Worldwide
Dear Sir/Madam,
There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $850,000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file UNP/9066336466/08, at the owner of this email address.
The International Monetary Fund incollaboration with the Government of
this country contacted us for your compensation a couple of hours ago
due to your allocated security code.They said that they choose to send
it to an email address instead of a name. We are unable to complete a
transfer directed at an email address,so we require some more information in order to complete this transfer.FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:In order to resolve this problem,please email via Western Union
Solicitors Fund Verification Department:
Name:Mr. Mark Steven James
Email:infowesternunionnig.union@googlemail.com
TELEPHONE:+2348054083616As soon as this information is received,and you have Complied with the
requirements of payment of the western union charges,payment will be
made to your nominated bank account or at the counter irectly from The
Western Union Transfering Bank.When emailing,please use reference number 72912 for our mutual convenience.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,OFFICE
NIGERIA BRANCH.Sincerely,
MR.Morris Edward
Western Union PaymentsAs we focus on making a difference in people’s lives, people focus on
Western Union and acknowledge the possibilities we offer to those we
serve
Other facts that make this email a scam are the request of personal information, its offshore location, and the email address. Googlemail.com is not google’s real email address. Google’s real email address is gmail.com.
If you are a victim to the above scam, please file a complaint here at UC3.gov. Furthermore, You should forward any spam email to Spam@uce.gov.
1 Comment
June 18, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Googlemail is a valid google email address, but ask yourself, will Western Union be making use of gmail addresses when they have their own domain? A huge company like that will provide their own email services to employees.
Also scrutinize the use of language. It is always a clear indication. Use of dates as well. you will find that they screw up usually when quoting dates in the past by having the date fall on a weekend.
Always check “official” documentation for typos. These people speak English as she is murdered.