How to bait for a bank account in one easy email!

The initial email from the scammer:

-----Original Message-----


From: WESTERN UNION OFFICE <9711431014@stu.cute.edu.tw>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 7:23 AM
Subject: GOOD DAY

Call here: Cell Phone; +229-62420040

Information reaching us from our corporate headquarters now states
that you only have 48hours to effect payment for the activation of
your MTCN to enable you cash up your first $5,500:00 from your total
(funds $13.5Million USD) and since you are finding it difficult to
make this payment we have decided that you are to go ahead and pay
whatever you have for the activation fee since you are not able to
come up with the required sum, time is of the essence here.

You are to pay whatever you have for the activation fee and we will
activate your MTCN upon receipt of this payment. here is the payment
for the $5,500:00 usd with the name of our Assistant Accountant
officer but you can not pick it up because the chairman of the WESTERN
UNION said that before you pick that money you must pay any amount you
have at hand out of listed Amount bellow and CONTACT us,


Remember that you can not pick it up the money due to it is on hold
and you can also Track it right now with our website before going to
WESTERN UNION to send the transfer charge of any Amount you have at
hand out of listed amount

WESTERN UNION Number:402 990 0514
Sender First Name: Michael
Sender Last Name:Usman
Question=when
Answer=Now
Amount Sent=$5,500 USD


Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your
activation upon cashing up of your first $5,500:00 USD, also I am
using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum
will leave us with no option but to deactivate your MTCN of which you
will and can never cash up the balance sum and I want you to send the
renewing and transfer fee with the information bellow and your total
amount of your fund is $13.5Million USD.


My reply:

Dear,

Thank you for your email. I do not have access to Western Union due to some fraud.

I can transfer the fee via my bank to bank transfer. Please let me know. I need my money today.

Kind regards,

Brad Johnson

30 minutes later:

WESTERN UNION <westernuniontra2@aol.com>
Tue 4/21/2020 12:21 PM
Here is the information to transfer the the fee

Bank Name:uba Benin
Account Names : Vincent xxx
Account Number: 51550000xxxx
CODE IBAN: BJ 0670151551550000910247
Code Swift: COBB BJBJ
Address: Carrefour Des trois banques-Avenue pape-jean-paul II-001 B.P2020 Cotonou-Repulic Du Benin.

Attach the payment slip once you send it

Success.