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Americanvet63 Send email
 
Apr 14, 2019

Email scams

It seems Western Union is crawling with email scams. What is Western Union as a company doing to protect its customers? I have recieved quite a few myself. Dont you care what these criminals are doing to your company reputation? It seems to me that all of south africa is corrupt. Your company facilitates this corruption. We, the good people of the world wont stand for it any longer. Your company is going into the toilet. People everywhere will refuse to do business with such a company.
21Seeker21 Send email
 
Sep 17, 2018

Email scams

Here are three email messages I received from the same sender.


(First email):

Western Union <[email protected]>
Thu, Sep 6, 6:59 AM (11 days ago)
to

Dear Customer,
This is to report to you that our Western Union Bureau have received a correspondence from the Federal Superior Court as cancellation notice of your funds transfer from foreign payment file. This Western Union management desires to inform you that your funds transfer with us has been programmed among the TWO transactions to face cancellation soon. We have waited enough for you to fulfill the required obligations and claim your funds like other beneficiaries who have claimed theirs (last month ending) but nothing comes up from you as indication from the rightful owner of this funds.
The management of this Western Union held an urgent meeting in my office today, regarding the transferring of your funds by Western Union and they have asked my office to submit all the paper works and files containing your funds confidential but i refused and asked the board members to give me two days so i can contact you personally for you to declare your interest in retrieving your funds.
Furthermore, you are advised to reply to this email after reading, and feel free to tell us why you abandoned such huge amount here and let us know if you are not interested in completing your funds transfer. However, if you still have the interest of being paid your funds by Western Union payment system; you should kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name and address including your phone number immediately.
NOTE: If found in spam folder, it could be due to your Internet Service Provider or Slow Internet Connection. So move to your inbox before your reply.

I look forward to your positive cooperation fairly soon.

Best Regards.

Mr. Philip Henderson
Operation Manager
Western Union
Western Union Management.

......

(Second email - same sender):

WESTERN UNION
12:11 PM (47 minutes ago)
to me

Office Of The Operation Manager
Western Union Payment Center
Lot N 1400, Vedoko
Quartier Vedoko,
Cotonou, Benin.
Tel; +229 61 53 83 66

Dear Customer,

THIS IS ABOUT YOUR FUNDS VALUED AT $750,000.00 LEGALLY COMING TO YOU FROM EFCC AND ECOWAS VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM UNIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION. Budget Office of the Federation (Federal Ministry of Finance) as part of $9.3M USD recovered on behalf of their victims, originally scheduled to be transferred to you by western union payment system is set and ready to be transferred to you.
However; If you still have the interest of being paid your funds by western union payment system; you should kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name and address including your phone number immediately.

I am looking forward to your reply soon.

Best regards.

......

(Third email - same sender):

You should kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name and address including your phone number immediately and your funds will be sent to you without further delay.

......


(I have received SEVERAL other similar emails claiming to be from other agencies also; such as: The FBI, The CIA, Homeland Security, USPS, UPS, various airports, various banks, and one that even claimed to be from the President of the United States himself Nothing but phishing scams. Never provide them with your personal information such as your home address, phone number, or bank account details...
shabbirahmed Send email
 
Mar 6, 2018

My Fund information shabbir ahmed

WAttention: Shabbir Ahmed,
Date: 06/03/2018.

The transfer of your fund come by instruction from IMF, no documents issue to us, so if you need your fund then send the required amount to enable my office do the needful and start releasing your funds by installments, $5000 USD daily via western union until the total fund $2.5million is completely transferred to you, this $295.00 is to use to renew your payment file which will enable us to send your daily payment and you will receive in your country without any hitch, just be rest assured that you will confirm your first payment of $5,000.00 within 1hr-45m after receiving the $295.00.

Thanks and God Bless
Mr. Maxwell Samba.
Tel: +22966235978,+22693568907
Foreign Operation Director Western Union transfer Office.
Cotonou, Benin Republic


We are revived more time for Western union department side this mail can you have my amount so please send to me full information.
I am waiting for your reply and call shabbir ahmed cell no 0092 300 9229126
Daniellekeylaa Send email
 
Oct 27, 2017

Western union continuous Benin republic

It’s A SCAM !! BEWARE BEWARE ITS A SCAM DO NOT FALL FOR It ...

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Vern Colley Send email
 
Jun 24, 2017

Western Union Benin Republic

Received an email from a person purporting to be Andrew SPECK, Manager, Western Union Agency from email [email protected] indicating that they had found a fund that had been diverted to a Peter Williams in North Carolina USA, that had originally been allocated to me. He provided a phone number of +229 67259878.

I have tried to make contact with Western Union to confirm this man or person is an employee but can not get anywhere.
sami1 Send email
 
May 15, 2017

Enquiry

From: Mr, Christopher George
E-mail: "www."@pearl.ocn.ne.jp‏
E-mail [email protected]

Send by: pearl.ocn.ne.jp

FROM OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 455 AGBOKOU,ANKPA ROAD
OPPOSITE TUNDE MOTORS COTONOU.
WEB SITE.http://www. westernunion.com/

We have deposited the check of your fund ($3.500`000`00USD) through
Western Union department after our finally meeting regarding your
fund,All you have to do, is to contact Western Union director Mr Christopher
George. E-mail:([email protected]). He will give you direction on
how you will be receiving the funds daily.Remember to send him your
Receiver's Name_______________
Address: ________________
Country: _____________
Phone Number: _____________
to avoid wrong transfer such as,
your urgent reply is needed today.

Regard!!!!
Mr,Christopher
George, from the office of western
union.
Alaahamdy Send email
 
Jan 28, 2017

Some one send email for me.

From: Western Union <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 4:24 AM
To: alaa hamdy
Subject: Dear AlaaElDin M Ibrahim

Western Union Money Transfer
EMS Post Office Agent Location
Agata Benin Republic

Dear AlaaElDin M Ibrahim ,
Your details have been verified and your fund has been transferred, the transfer value is $5000.00 but you will have to pay the service fee before we authorized your pick up immediately. This batch payment of $5000.00 will be carried out in an interval of three weeks until your total fund of $750,000,00 is transferred completely.

Below is the details of your transfer Available for pick up by you

Click here to Track website https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=TW
Money Transfer Control Number: 942-228-9046
Transfer Status: Available
Sender's Name: Peter Iwunor
Amount Transferred: $5000
*Please note that the above transaction has not been authorized for pick up, the reason why you cannot pick up your fund right now is because the service fee has not been forwarded to us which is the only fee that is putting your fund on hold, as soon as we receive the service fee your fund will be authorized and will be available for pick up at any western union agent location in your state.*

Service fee covers the cost of services rendered when administering & maintaining a third-party transaction to a beneficiary that is not living within the country which the fund is being deposited, service fee is usually (0.4%) of the transferable funds.

The reason why the service fee cannot be deducted from your fund is because your fund has been insured by the depositor, this is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national monetary act as adopted in 1999 and amended on 3rd July 2004 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect beneficiary and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

The service fee is 0.5% of $750,000,00 which is $185 plus Value Added Tax (VAT) of $5.50c. The service fee should be forwarded to our Account Officer stated below;

Receiver Name: Emeka Ikem
Country : Benin Republic
City : Cotonou
Text Question: In God
Text Answer: We Trust
Amount: $185

Send the following details alongside with a scanned copy of your payment slip via e-mail to us for prompt clearance:
Sender's name:.......................
Sender's Address:...................... .
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN):....................... .........

If you have questions or need assistance, our team is here to help. You can send us an email.

Best Regards,.
Austin William
============================== ============================== ============================== ====================
Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office. Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Benin
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cengho Send email
 
Sep 16, 2016

email

I can email from Dr. Patrick Onu
western union
Payment Department and will transfer the money $ 5000, but must first transfer $ 155
whether Dr patrick ONU, indeed of western union benin republic?
after each email finally dr patrick uno email

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AGENT
Endereço: 12 Avenue Ilha ruas, Cotonou, República do Benin.
WEB SITE;www.westernunion.com http://site.www....westernunion.com/

Attention: Beneficiary, Helmy Mulyono.

I just read your mail and was very disappointed with your message, However, Note the reason why we instructed you to send us the required transfer charge of$155.00 is that your money has been registered as cable wire transfer by the federal ministry of finance and we can not deduct or remove our transfer charge of the first payment from it based on the instructions from the federal ministry of finance and reparation committee to avoid diverting the transfer to another beneficiary name. Therefore, we advice you to send our transfer charge to us immediately to enable you pick up the first payment of $5,000.00 we remitted on your name. I am giving you assurance you will receive your fund immediately, you dont have to consult any body about this.

We are waiting for your urgent responds!

Yours Sincerely
Dr. Patrick Onu
Western union
Payment Department
+229 98 78 38 35

Is this true ?

thank you


Tampilkan pesan asli
dolly lourens Send email
 
Jul 23, 2016

W.U Breach Branch

John Green and The Director MS Michaels are not doing right. I have now send two payments for my fund release and now they require more money and this has to be dealt with immediately. The first payment was $109.00 and then they said more was needed and Just yesterday after I got assurance from John Green it would be the last fee of $30.00 I will be able to pick up my first installment. but alas he came back and said more fee of $29-00 is now required.
I am also going to report this to SA Police for internet Fraud.
Kindly get back to me asap.
Ann Van Wermeskerken
hwan Send email
 
Mar 31, 2016

wu information

herewith your information for reference if this is a legetimate transaction and inquiry if the sender is your staff.

Western Union Money Transfer

EMS Post Office Agent Location
Cotonou, Benin Republic

Dear Valued Customer,

*Your details have been verified and your fund has been transferred, the transfer value is $5,000.00 but you will have to pay the service fee before we authorized your pick up immediately. This batch payment of $5,000.00 will be carried out in an interval of three weeks until your total fund of $750,000,00 is transferred completely.

Below is the details of your transfer;

https://wumt.westernunion.com/ asp/orderStatus.asp?country= global

Money Transfer Control Number:810-254-2284
Transfer Status: Not Activated
Sender's Name: Sunny Echennu
Sender's Address: Benin
Amount Transferred: $5,000

Receiver Name: JOHN TEMANA,
Country: PHILIPPINES.
Text Question: Primary Logo?
Answer: Yellow

*Please note that the above transaction has not been authorized for pick up, the reason why you cannot pick up your fund right now is because the service fee has not been forwarded to us which is the only fee that is putting your fund on hold, as soon as we receive the service fee your fund will be authorized and will be available for pick up at any western union agent location in your state.

*Service fee covers the cost of services rendered when administering and maintaining a third-party transaction to a beneficiary that is not living within the country which the fund is being deposited, service fee is usually (0.5%) of the transferable funds.

The reason why the service fee cannot be deducted from your fund is because your fund has been insured by the depositor, this is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national monetary act as adopted in 1999 and amended on 3rd July 2004 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect beneficiary and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

The service fee is 0.5% of $750,000,00 which is $187 plus Value Added Tax (VAT) of $5.5. The service fee should be forwarded to our Account Officer stated below;

Send the service fee of $187 to:

Receiver Name: JUDE UDO
Country : BENIN
City : COTONOU
Text Question: IN GOD
Text Answer: WE TRUST
Amount: $187 US DOLLARS

Send the following details alongside with a scanned copy of your payment slip via e-mail to us for prompt clearance:
Sender's name: John Temana
Sender's Address: San Jose, Antique, Philippines.
Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN): 810-254-2284


If you have questions or need assistance, our team is here to help. You can call us on (+229) 63800733 or better still, send us an email.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please disregard any email that does not bear your Reference Number WU/RG/LA/04/08/JT/0900. Always include this reference code in any email sent to us.

Best Regards,
Mr. Austin William.

============================== =========================================
Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office.
Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Benin Phone
+229 63800733
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and another email....

Mr. Austin William ([email protected]) is not on your Guest List | Approve sender | Approve domain


Western Union Money Transfer
EMS Post Office Agent Location
Cotonou, Benin Republic



Dear Valued Customer,

Greetings from Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office Cotonou Benin. We acknowledge the receipt of your email and in regard to the fund deposited here by Mr. Ron Hewitt to be transferred $750,000,00 to you. The said funds was credited in our transfer diskette as unclaimed funds. For security reasons and to safe guard your fund, proper verification's must be carried out before the fund is transferred.

We require the details below to compare with the details submitted to us by the depositor Mr. Ron Hewitt to enable us transfer your fund to you without misappropriation. We wish to inform you that your first $5,000 have been credited in our system and will be release to you once we receive your needed information bellow.

Please fill out the following form in the correct order. All fields mark with * are required.

Receiver's Name*:
Address*:
Country*:
Sex*:
Age*:
Cell Phone*:
Home Phone*:

As soon as these details are received and verified as a true and accurate copy, your fund will be transferred. If you have questions or need assistance, our team is here to help. You can call us on +22963800733 or better still, send us an email.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please disregard any email that does not bear your Reference Number WU/RG/LA/04/08/JT/0900. Always include this reference code in any email sent to us.

Best Regards,
Mr. Austin William.

============================== =========================================
Western Union Money Transfer Agent Location, EMS Post Office.
Registered No: 1026167. Head Office: 125 Marina Street, Benin Phone
+229 63800733
============================== ============================== ===========
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please inform us if this is to be considered or not.

thank you,

john temana
jaan Send email
 
Oct 29, 2015

E-mail Scam

Western Union Money Transfer.
Dear Customer Naeem,

Good day, I have received your mail regarding your transfer via our service of Western Union Money Transfer. After our board of Directors meeting this morning, we agreed that sum of $5000.00 will be sending to you on daily basis till your payment is complete.

Below is your first payment information that is awaiting for pick-up in any Western Union location in your country.

MTCN: 608-366-4273
Sender: Anthony Robert
Question: Best Color
Answer: Green
Amount: $5,000

Its important to inform you that this payment is not yet available for you till your payment files is activated. According to your records here, the activation charge of your payment files is USD$ 98.00 only. Within 30-minutes of activation, your payment will be available for pick-up in any Western Union in your country and be informed that this activation fee is one-time payment, once its activated you will be free to receive your daily payments.

Send the fee through Western Union Money Transfer to:

Receiver First Name: ISAAC
Receiver Last Name: CHUCKS
Destination: Cotonou, Benin Republic
QUESTION: In God
ANSWER: We Trust
Amount Sent: 98$
______________________________

Send the payment details such as:

Money Transfer Control Number [MTCN]
Senders Name:
Senders Address:
Telephone#

As soon as we confirm the fee today, we will immediately activate your payments and notify you back then you can pick up your first of $5,000 today as stated. Please note that you need to go along with your passport ID or Drivers license when you need to pick up the transfer today okay.

Thanks as I wait for your urgent respond.

Sincerely,

Anthony Robert
Western Union
Cotonou-Benin Republic
Tel: (+229) 9829 2981
Jhunfernicol Send email
 
Oct 12, 2015

Email Scam Confirmation needs urgent reply

Sir/Madam
Greetings,I have copy the letter from a certian Mrs.Martial Emile whom She claims to be your agent,i would like to ask for your help if this is a scam.thank you

Mrs.Martial Emile <[email protected]> Oct 9 at 6:22 PM
To
Good Day Dear Customer.

Your First Payment Of $5,000 Is Available For You To Pick-up.

This is to inform you that the America Embassy here in Benin in conjunction with Global Economic Recovery programs (GERP) USA and Economic Community of West-African States has instructed to transfer the sum of $4,500,000.00( FOUR Million FIVE hundred ) 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 for your information the maximum amount you will be receiving starting from today is $5000 USD in Seven(7) different payments in a day till your total funds of $4,500,000.00 is complete transferred to you and we have been instructed to send you the first payment of $5000 USD today through our payment system.

And we listed bellow for your first payment of $5,000 been sent in your name today morning, Bellow is your first payment for $5,000 which has been already sent today waiting for you to pick it up and get back to us for your second payment of $5,000.

Your First payment information.

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN): # 8595603382.
Sender First Name: Julius
Sender Last Name: Eze
Amount Sent: $5,000. (Five Thousand USD).
Receiver Name:
Receivers Country: USA.

And you need to personally confirm the $5000 available through Online before rushing out to the nearest store to pick it up, just follow the bellow instruction to track your $5000 which is available for you to pick up.

You are the receiver and your $5,000 is available to pick up by you the receiver, just track it and confirm.



Copy and paste the above WU Tracking Website, then copy and paste the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) # 859-560-3382, copy and paste the Sender First Name Julius, and the Senders Last Name Eze, and Click Check Status to confirm your $5,000 available and for you to pick up from your nearest Western Union Store.

Haven confirmed your first payment available, copy out the above payment information and rush out to your nearest Western Union Store to pick up the first $5,000 and email me back for the second payment of $5,000 and you will be picking it up till you have picked up to seven payments for the day, and will continue like that from tomorrow until your $4,500,000.00 is completely transferred to you through Western Union.

Finally Notice: This payment you are receiving is coming directly from World Bank assistance programmable 2014 promo, so its risk free and we the western union headquarters has agree to start sending you the payment immediately you meet up with our demand in this latter.But after 2-days you did not reply stand the risk of cancel your payment and have it return back to government.

Yours Truly In Service.
Western Union Head Quarter New Appointed Director
Mrs.Martial Emile.Phone: +22968656062
allali tarek Send email
 
Sep 27, 2015

cherche un agent

je cherche un agent pour transfère de 550 euro à la banque BRS s-a de benin
nina Send email
 
May 26, 2015

Email Scams

I received an email that I have 5000 dollars waiting at there western union that i will receive daily but why do i have to send $155 to get my money? Is this true or what im sure its probably just a scam. please let me know. email adress [email protected]
daron ramcharan Send email
 
Mar 12, 2015

do irealy have 3.5millon to receive.

my name is daron ramcharan my email address is [email protected] I received a email stating that I must send 65.00 usd to receive my box to mr jhill what I want to under stand if I have all this money who ever or what ever sent me this message why do I have to pay all this money . if this is true please email me back & let me know the trute @ lease if I have to send my money to get what ever your company western union of benie republic. here is some of the email that I have received .I write to inform you thatwe havealready sent you $ 5000.00us dollars through western union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compersation payment of $800.000 us dollars via Weston union by the benny republic government& united nations for this year2015.the money is available for pickup which was deposited for transfer to you. the money is available for pick up by receiver (you) but when you track it, it will display error due to the fact that it has been deactivated from our head office for security reasons because it has stayed to long on air as we have been trying to rech you on the phone for some days now .I would like to know the trute please [email protected] I am looking for a reply.
P . ARJUN KUMAR Send email
 
Jun 17, 2014

CONFORMATION OF THE MAIL VERY URGENT

TO.

WESTERN UNION IN BENIN REPUBLIC.

DEAR SIR THIS TO INFORM THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL EMAILS FROM BELOW MENTION MAILS I NEED TO CONFORM VERY URGENTELY BEFORE I PROCEED FURTHER . IT IS VERY VERY URGENT FOR OFFICIAL RECORDS HOPE WESTREN UNION WILL GIVE RESPOND TO MAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY MAIL .

YOURS SINCERELY

P. ARJUN KUMAR

TREAT AS URGENT
******************************************************************************************************************************
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:P. ARJUN KUMAR

Thanks for your mail we received . Secondly, I am DR.GOODLUCK MIRACLE the
Managing Director Western Union Payment office Benin Republic,

Am confirming to you that this is real a and 100% legitimate so do follow our instruction and directives so that your fund will be paid to you.

Reconfirms your transferring address as listed down here:
YOUR NAME:...
YOUR COUNTRY:...
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.
YOUR ADDRESS....
YOUR CITY:...
YOUR AGE:..
YOUR SEX:...
YOUR OCCUPATION:..


Thanks and God Bless
DR.GOODLUCK MIRACLE
Foreign Operation Manager Western Union Payment Office
Benin Republic
Send Money Worldwide
**********************************************************************************************************************************************8888



The first $6000.00 is ready to sent today

We have concluded to effect your payment of
$1.500.000.00 through western union which
You shall be receiving $6000.00 daily
Until the sum of $1.500.000.00 USA dollars
is completely transferred to you accordingly.

Reconfirm them your information avoid mistake *Full
Name,*Address*Profession*Telephone mobile

Director: Dr.goodluck miracle
Tel: +22999286468
Email::[email protected]

So hasten up and give the director a call to
Process your payment at once. Ask him for the
Information to pick up your first payment of $6000

Thanks
From Hon Ms Mary Samuleh
(IMF REPS BENIN.)
juggalolove94 Send email
 
Apr 2, 2014

western union

i send 250.00 to emeka edoziuno alexander he said he didn't get it . i also put on there much have text question and answer and id why are they let every one getting my money please have my money return to him or me madonna baker of usa
please return my money soon.

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