Hello Nairalanders, I got this shameful email from fellow Nigerians. Please, let us name and shame all those who damage our image due to fraudulent activities. Note one guys name perhaps you would know him:

OYEWO MUYIWA - THIS GUY IS 419ner and should be cooling his feet at EFCC cell!

The frauduent email reads:

"WESTERN UNION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF $5,500USD/ MTCN (9865871241) Available For Pick Up FROM WESTERN UNION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ONLY. TO recipients Show Details FromWESTERN UNION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ONLY. Western Union Money Transfer@
Email:dailypickup_westerndepartment@yahoo.co.jp
Website: www.westernunion.com
Motto: In God We Trust!!!

WESTERN UNION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ONLY.

Firstly, I must start by apologizing for the delay in response to you and for not contacting you since the begining of the new year.

This email is coming to you in regards to your fundS that you have been unable to claim due to your lack of co-operation in the past. This organization has decided to make it know to you that the funds in your ATM been cleared into an screw account and that you will be receiving your fund through the fastest means of money transfer in the world.

Since you have not been able to claim you fundS that has been with us for a very long time, we have to call back your ATM CARD and make arrangement alternatively to transfer your fund instrumentally through Western Union Money Transfer here today which has been programmed to be transferred understatement at rate of $5,500 daily as Western Union laws here does not allow transferring funds above $5,500 at once from this country to another, but we will be sending under installment of $5,500 daily till the amount of $2.5 Million usd is completely Paid to you as the beneficiary of the ATM CARD in question.

In other words, We have today transferred your first instalment payment ( $5,500) available for your pickup at any western union office nearest to you, but still on hold due to the unpaid endorsement & daily activation file fee amount of $200 that you are supposed to pay before your daily transfer will be made available to you. You will pickup the bellow installment at any western union office nearest to you with bellow information's as soon as you submit the $200 endorsement & daily activation file fee. You can track your first instalment payment with the Western Union tracking number 1-800-325-6000 or through the western union global website so as for you to know that the money is available for pick up (but will not be released you without the file activation fee of $200).

Your Payment Details:

MTCN:9865871241
SENDERS NAME...ONOCHIE IKECHUKWU
SENDERS COUNTRY... Lagos/ Nigeria
TEXT QUESTION.... IN GOD
TEXT ANS... WE TRUST
AMOUNT... $5,500.00.

The endorsement & daily activation file fee of $200 should be sent to our office here in care to our accounting officer through MONEY GRAM Money Transfer nearest to you.

You are to send the endorsement activation charges with the information below.

Receivers Name: OYEWO MUYIWA.
Address: #4989 gibson tower. Abuja, Nigeria
Amount: $200
Text Question: COLOR?
Answer: YELLOW.

As soon as you send the fee, send us the transfer/Reference # to help us proceed with immediate transfer activation of your first installment payment Notice: This preference is being given to you to our good name and also to make sure we get your fund paid to you with no complication of things or delay.

Note: the Activation Fees could not be deducted from the fund in the ATM CARD as we have no access to the fund due to the Fact that it was placed in an escrew account Please submit your Activation charges with the name of our accounting officer as given to you and get back to this office with details of your payment for further actions here.

To avoid complication of things, you are advise to treat this payment as urgent as possible so we can proceed with the activation of your first installment so you can get it picked up in any nearest Western Union Money Transfer outlet near you on time to avoid any internet scam hacking of the Mtcn that is given to you above.

Treat As Urgent and get back to this office with receipt of your payment for fast procedures here.
Thanking you for your Anticipated Co-operations.

Respectfully Yours.
Ms. Sarah Clayton.
Payment Department


Federal Ministry of Finance Inconjuction with Western Union Office@"