Another Scam: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Dear Western Union Customer,

You have been awarded with the sum of $100,000 USD
by our office, as one of our customers who use Western
Union in their daily business transaction.

This award has been selected through the internet, where
your e-mail address was indicated and notified. Please
provide Mr. Gary Epps with the following details
listed below so that your fund will be remited to you
through Western Union.

1. Name:______
2. Address________
3. Country:_______
4. Phone Number____
5. Occupation:________
6. Sex:_________________
7. Age___________________

Mr. Gary Epps
Tel: +234 813 024 3132
E-mail: wu-deptng1@hotmail.co.uk

As soon as these details are received and verified,
your fund will be transferred to you. Thank you, for
using western union.

next:

 

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Address: No. 5 Western Avenue,
West Africa, Nigeria 
Tel: +234 703 459 6626

Dear: Zakaria,

You have been awarded with the sum of $100,000 USD by our office, as one of our customers who use Western Union in their daily business transaction. This award was been selected through the internet, where your e-mail address was indicated and notified.

Your details have been received and verified, your fund will be transferred to you. as a way to thank you for using western union.

If you are  ready to pick up this $20,000.00. We have concluded to effect your payment through western union $20,000.00 daily until the $100,000.00 USD is completely transferred.

You are going to be paying $250 daily to get the first  M.T.C.N Numbers of $20,000Usd for the transfer of your funds remitted to you daily until we complete transfer of your funds worth $100,000.00USD. 
 
Here is the information of the first daily payment of $250 via Western Union Money Transfer. You have to send the sum of $250 usd here to transfer the first sum of $20,000 USD.
 
  PAYMENT INSTRUCTION'S
  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Recievers Name:  Roland Owen
 
Recievers Address: 5 Western Avenue, Nigeria
  
TextQuestion:Realationship Answer:Friend 
 
AMOUNT SENT:$250 USD
 
 
Upon receipt of the payment we shall call or email you the first M.T.C.N numbers of the first $20,000 Usd remitted. Remember that, as soon as the payment is made send down to us your payment receipt or the M.T.C.N numbers to our email for verification. 

Note: You have to keep this confidential to avoid double claim of M.T.C.N numbers.
 
Regards,
Mr. Gary Epps  (Transfer Manager)
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

 

next:

Thanks for your mail as your payment has been received by us and note that as soon as possible we will be transfering your funds to you.

Thanks for your understanding and anticipated co-operation.

Regards,
Mr Gary Epps.

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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:46:35 +0800
From: mrjackoke@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: YOUR PAYMENT OF 20,000 DOLLARS IS READY‏
To: wu.africadept00@9.cn

dears,

a copy slip transactions and this is MTCN for $250 : 4617425110,

test question : REALATIONSHIP
answer: FRIEND
may be useful.

best regrades,.

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WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Address: No. 5 Western Avenue,
West Africa, Nigeria
Tel: +234 703 459 6626

Dear: Zakaria,

 

I am writing to acknowledge the receipt of your email with the payment informations and we are sorry for the delay.

 

The transfer of your funds have been processed already, and a new policy was put in place this afternoon that all transfers have to be done at once.

 

In this regards, the full and total amount of 100,000 dollars have to be transferred in full, hence you have to pay the transfer fees of the final part of 80,000 dollars, which is 1000 dollars.

 

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have cost you.

 

You have to send the sum of 600 dollars  immediately via western union to the name of 

  PAYMENT INSTRUCTION'S
  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Receivers Name:  Roland Owen
 
Receivers Address: 5 Western Avenue, Nigeria
 
Text Question:Relationship Answer:Friend 

 

AMOUNT SENT:$1000 USD

I will await your email to send the needed informations used by you to make the payment. so that we can effect the transfer of the entire 50,000 dollars at once.

 
Regards,
Mr. Gary Epps  (Transfer Manager)
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Internet Scams: News for 2/22/12

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Group headed by Jim Couri and Scams Inc acquires all rights, trademarks, and ... WebWire (press release) BEVERLY HILLS, California (February 20, 2012) - A group headed by Jim Couri, Scams Inc and Karl Sanford has acquired all publishing rights, trademarks, and internet domains of the highly acclaimed Beverly Hills 213 Magazine. For more than twenty-five ... See all stories on this topic »

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Web 1 new result for internet scams

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Another Scam: from Apple Inc. Mobile Award

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
APPLE - APPLE EUROPE LIMITED,
White Horse Business Complex,
33 Cavendish Square,
W1G OPW, London,
United Kingdom

Dear Winner,

The first batch of results in the ongoing Apple Inc. Mobile Promotional Sweepstakes is out. Congratulations! Your mobile phone number came out as one of the lucky winning numbers for the promotional Award. This entitles you to instant prize money of 750,000.00 GBP.

No play coupons or promotional tickets were sold. Mobile phone numbers were taken from databases of major telecommunication companies worldwide and entered in for the draws. The draws for international mobile phone users under the European geographical region are grouped under category "B”.

This promotion is being sponsored by Apple Computers, Inc. to celebrate the life and legacies of the late Apple Founder/C.E.O - Steve Jobs. The promotion is geared towards promoting the Apple brand and saying a big thank you to all users of the brand worldwide. This promotion is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotion is the first of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To begin the verification process of your won prize, you are required to fill and send the verification form below along with an attached copy of a valid identification card so we can make a proper verification and and confirm that you are one of our lucky winners.

To this effect, you are to find below the Prize declaration form, Please complete the Form for verification.

FIND BELOW THE PRIZE DECLARATION FORM.

Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CLAIMING PRIZE

*You MUST be 18 years of age or above and you are required to send a scan copy of your passport or drivers license along with the Verification form.
*To avoid double claim, impersonation and disqualification, all wining information should be kept strictly confidential until you received your prize.
*Ensures you write your correct information in the Section A and B requested in the form below.
*All information concerning your Prize as well as your claim Process MUST be kept confidential until your prize is delivered to you in person.
*Friend and relatives cannot redeem your won prize on your behalf because your Prize is covered by an IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE BOND (IGB).

Section A
**PERSONAL INFORMATION.

FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
LAST NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:

Section B
**MOBILE NUMBER INFORMATION.

WINNING MOBILE NUMBER:
MOBILE NETWORK:
CLAIMS CODE:
PRIZE WON:
ALTERNATIVE MOBILE NUMBER:


A claim file will immediately be opened for you after the receipt of your information. Thereafter, your claims will be processed, verified, legalized and funds approved for payout by the Sweepstakes Corporation Payment Service (S.C.P.S). Your winnings fall under the United Kingdom processing center. As an international winner, an accredited attorney will be handling the legalization and processing of your winnings on your behalf. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our efforts to curb double claiming and impersonating.

We look forward to hearing from you and once again, Congratulations!

Sincerely,

Allen Richardson
Promotional Director
Apple Inc. Mobile Promotions.
Apple Computers Inc.
Direct Line: +447024036121

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Web 1 new result for internet scams

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