419 scam: "Mr. James Dobson"<backup@mail.dhp.uk.com> AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT IN YOUR NAME/REPLY FAST

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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:

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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Dobson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesdobson49@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 11:48:58 -0800
Subject: AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT IN YOUR NAME/REPLY FAST

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

I am very happy to inform you that your fund with the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been approved and ready to be transferred into the beneifciary's account.

How ever, LEE FUI FUI from Malaysia, holder of the account below,

NAME OF BANK : CIMB BANK MALAYSIA
HOLDER NAME: LEE FUI FUI
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 14200066873528
BRANCH/ADDRESS : PWTC 2 KUALA LUMPUR 56000 MALAYSIA
SWIFT CODE: CIBBMYKL

Contacted the bank here with the above account information and he insists on having the fund transferred to him being you authorised representative to take care of all the legal fees involved and have the fund wired to his account.

In this regard, we would like you to confirm Mr. LEE FUI FUI's claim if you actually authorised him to recieve your fund. If on the other hand you did not authourise him to recieve your fund, then please you should get back to this office to reconfirm the information below;

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS
3. YOUR HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS
4. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION
5. THE AMOUNT YOU ARE TO RECEIVE

Please do get back to me immediately so we can proceed with the transfer process.

Regards,

Mr. James Dobson

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