Nigerian Western Union Scam

This is an interesting scam attempt. It Claims to be compensation for people who have been scammed (apparently believing that if you can fool someone once, they must be easy to fool.) It claims to have 7.5 mill that it will distribute to you in 5k chunks, every 3 hours. Why would anyone do that? It then claims that you must pay them $350 so the can start sending you the 5k every 3 hours. Why wouldn't they take it out of the first 5k? oh right, because there is no 5k, nor is there a 7.5 mill. this is a scam that should be clear to anyone.

Scam e-mail Below:

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WORLD WIDE:
OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER NIGERIA.

Office: +234-8033354382


Dear Email Owner

This is to inform you that Your Embassy office was instructed to transfer your fund $7.500,000.00 U.S Dollars compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS. by America security leading team and America representative officers so between today the 8th of October till the Year 2013 you will be receiving the sum of $5000 dollars Bit By Bit in every Three Hours per day. However be informed that we have already sent the $5,000 dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment, remain the total sum of $7.500,000.00.

You have only six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email the maximum amount you will be receiving Bit By Bit in every Three Hours starting from today is $5,000 and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below. On no account will you ever disclose this control number to anyone once you have track the money Online and confirm the receipt of the payment available for pick up until you have been able to activate the Receiver's Name to your own name.

Your fund have been successfully programmed in our data base and the MTCN is available and you shall be receiving in every three Hours $5,000 bit by bit until you have completely pick up the full approved fund in your name. But you can not be able to pick up the money at this moment until you activate the payment to your own name as the receiver to the fund.

Below is the information of today track it is in our website ( https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global ) to see that it is available to pick up by the receiver, but if we didn’t here from you soon we'll pick it up from line for security reason to avoid hackers stealing the money online.
MTCN: 5904370136
Sender`s First Name: JACQUELINE
Sender's Last Name: GROVER
Text Question ; OK
Answer ; YOU
Amount: $5000USD


NOTE; The sent $5,000 is on hold because of the instruction from IMF office, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting that you send activation fee (Activation Fee $350 Us Dollars Only) in order to enable us activate your payment to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through Western Union money transfer, the necessary obligation I mean here is for you to send the (Activation Fee $350 Us Dollars Only) because the fund has already been programmed in our data base and as soon as you send the fee your fund will be activated to enable you receive your first batch payment and after that you will be receiving $5,000 Us Dollars in every Three Hours until you completely receive your full approved fund in your name.


However, this MTCN will be kept with care because that is the only number you will use in collection of your approved $7.500,000.00 and as long as this office is concern the mtcn will remain valid in every Three Hours for your pick up of $5000USD until you have completely received your full approved fund in your name.

Here is the name and address of where you will send the needed Activation Fee Via Western Union To This Office.

Receiver's Name: Ashimedua Collins
Location: Nigeria
Text Question: How Are You?
Answer: Fine
Amount To Send: $350 Us Dollars Only

We need your Full name, direct phone number and your address to enable us place the payment to your name and transfer the fund to you. And don't forget to send the payment information along to enable us spring into action and activate your payment for the immediate release of your fund in your name.



Thanks,
Mr. Frank Ashley.