419 scam: "HOODS"<philipshoods@walla.com> Payment Department

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024081687 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- dr.philiphoods@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HOODS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.philiphoods@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:56:13 +0100
Subject: Payment Department

Mr.Philip Hoods
Customer Service Manager
Fund Release & Payment Department
London United Kingdom
Telephone; +447024081687
Fax; + 447 0318-01712
Email; dr.philiphoods@gmail.com
Attention: Beneficary,

The fund amounting to US$ 3.5 Million including Interest Amount Accrued to the Fund has been in your name and contact details in our payment file which has been verified and it is currently awaiting release to you as soon as you respond. The United Kingdom Government in conjunction with the United States Government has directed us to process and pay all outstanding fund payments to their various beneficiaries as a means of injecting fund into the economy to boost the current economic situation in the World. This is the reason why we are contacting you as your name and personal details are in the payment files of list of beneficiaries who are yet to receive their fund, which has been in their name.
These unclaimed funds are as a result of Unclaimed Inheritance Fund, Unclaimed Lottery Funds, Unclaimed Contract Funds and Unclaimed Direct Deposit Funds trapped in banks and other financial institutions. We are therefore directed by the United Kingdom Government in conjunction with the United States Government to ensure speedy processing and payment of all Unclaimed Funds trapped in banks and other financial institutions.

To enable us process and release this fund to you, you are required to forward to us, your full names,contact address, your telephone numbers, your sex, age, occupation. Also inform us which of the funds below you were expecting to receive, Inheritance Fund, Lottery Funds, Contract Funds or Direct Deposit Funds.
This is to enable us correspond your details with the details we have in the payment files because the above details are all intact in the payment file. This is to avoid contacting wrong or unauthorized person and also to avoid releasing or paying this fund out to wrong
person or unauthorized person.

Therefore contact us on this E-mail ID;
dr.philiphoods@gmail.com

The following are list of payment options and method readily available;
Payment via a Certified Bank Cashier Check
Payment via a Certified International Bank Draft
Payment via Credit Cash Card (Master Card or Visa (Card)
Payment via Diplomatic Fund Delivery to your office
Payment via online banking system

You are to indicate which payment method you would like to receive the fund so that once the
verifications on your details are concluded, the fund will be paid out to you immediately as directed by the Government.

Your URGENT response is required to enable us effectively process and release the fund to you within this quarter of the year once your personal details are in conformity with the details in the payment files and records.

NOTE; IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS FUND AND HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS FUND, KINDLY DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS OFFICIAL CONTACT.

Yours in service,

Mr.Philip Hoods
Customer Service Manager
Fund Release & Payment Department
London United Kingdom
Telephone;+447024081687
Fax; + 447 0318-01712
Thank You,
Mr.Philip Hoods

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