Scam Tip Report #17117 - Untitled Charity scam on 1, ref:17117


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Anonymous
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2014-03-07 02:15:32
Charity scam
1
Untitled Charity scam on 1, ref:17117 
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Name Unknown
Office File
To
Mar 6 at 11:44 AM


Attention: Customer

Please be informed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has completed an Investigation on the money transfer issue in which you presently have with your present transaction agents.Your transaction has already been paid out to the Internal Revenue Service of NIGERIA whom have presently placed an hold on your transaction due to failure to pay the NIGERIA Government tax clearance for your funds.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the real amount of your money is $800,000 US Dollars and it has been dispatched to the NIGERIA Western Union Head Office Foreign Operations Manager \"Mr.Jim Balogun\" whom is presently in-charge of your transaction. It has been designated that the sum of $8,000 be paid to you daily using Western Union Money Transfer, therefore your funds is presently with Western Union and has been placed on hold.

Presently, the funds are in the Western Union system and once you have paid the NIGERIAN Tax Clearance in the amount of $80, your funds will NOT be released.You are required to pay the sum of $80 to the Foreign Operations Manager whom shall deposit to the NIGERIAN Tax system directly and once this has been completed, the money will then be changed into your name and released for pay-out immediately.

In order to prove that your funds are in the Western Union system, I would require that you go to their website via \"http://www.westernunion.com\";; and then click on the \"Check Transfer\" or \"Transfer Status\", you will then be required to enter the MTCN control number as well as the Sender\'s Name. Kindly enter the following information below:

SENDER\'S FIRST NAME: JOHN
SENDER\'S LAST NAME: FRANK
MTCN------007-20-14-064
Amount:--- $8,000 USD

You CANNOT pick up the funds as of yet because the payment was NOT sent to your name but an anonymous name, once you have paid the required $80 for the NIGERIAN Tax Clearance, the money will be released after 12 hours and shall be made payable to you. Please note that this is the ONLY required fee needed to complete your transaction,therefore you are required to immediately proceed to a Western Union Money Transfer outlet and then request to send $80 to the following information below:

RECEIVER: MORBA CHUKWUKA
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
QUESTION: TODAY?
ANSWER: YES
AMOUNT; $80

Once you have completed the Western Union transaction, you will be required to call or send Mr.Jim an e-mail; with the following information below:

SENDER\'S FIRST NAME:
SENDER\'S LAST NAME:
10 DIGIT MTCN CONTROL NUMBER GIVEN ON RECEIPT:
SENDER\'S PHONE NUMBER:

Please send the above requested information to the following information below:

CONTACT NAME: MR.JIM BALOGUN
TELEPHONE;+234 81 23 92 36 70
E-MAIL; westernunion12@terra.com

If you are able to send the $80 IMMEDIATELY, the receiver\'s name on the money transfer will be changed into your name and immediately be ordered for release in ONLY 12 hours. Therefore, kindly proceed towards completing your transaction and send Mr.Jim Balogun with required information.

Regards,
Mr.Peter Moore,
OFFICER IN CHARGE FOREIGN TRANSFER
INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
@WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

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