419 scam: "Telex Payment Department"<pay@foreignpayment.com> Are you aware it is ready?

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Telex Payment Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <telexpaydepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:08:17 +0100
Subject: Are you aware it is ready?

We apologize for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and Hiccups that we might have caused you last year.

We went through our payment file and discovered some pending payments/unremitted funds which we are yet to pay to you.

In view of this you are requested to advise us immediately for appropriate correction, if any; and send us email for proper rectification of the transfer with your valid details, so that your fund valued US$9,500.000.00 (Nine million five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) will be remitted to your nominated Bank account as scheduled within 2-3 working days.

You are urgently required to reconfirm to us the followings:

(1) Your Full Name:

(2) Residential Address:

(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile #:

(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:

(5) Company/Business Name:

6) Bank account details (if necessary)

For your information, this office will not be held responsible for any cancellation or delay of your fund if we do comply with the requirement.

Best regards,

Dr Andrew Goodman

Director ( Paying Unit)

Foreign Payment Office(FPO)

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