419 scam: "Mr. James M. Nicholas"<fundunit@1128.org> WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrjamesnicholas.wdrc01@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James M. Nicholas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjamesnicholas.wdrc01@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:11:28 +0100
Subject: WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)
98540 EAST OLYMPIA
WASHINGTON DC
USA

UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Mr. James M. Nicholas of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts owed to Contractors, lottery funds, inheritance funds, Loans and Grants ranging from USD$1M-$19.5Million owed to various Beneficiaries Contractors and Companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid Beneficiaries, Companies and Contractors to the 2 appointed official paying Banks for immediate payment of the funds.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were shortlisted among the first set of the fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this email. However, we received a petition today 30/06/2011 10:30AM from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the heir apparent. She has also submitted her Bank account with Bank of America for the transfer of the fund to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to the wrong individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars immediately to this office to enable us proceed with your fund transfer or delivery.

1. Beneficiary Full Name:________________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Driver's license:____________________
9. Or copy of Int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself and how you want your fund paid to you immediately for the attention of the paying officer and reply back to this email address: mrjamesnicholas.wdrc01@kimo.com

Yours sincerely

Mr. James M. Nicholas
Director of Operations
Department of Foreign Debt Remittance
World Debt Recovery Committee
(WDRC).

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