419 scam: VERIFICATION PANEL <verifiationpanel@sify.com> (VERIFICATION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2347090032235
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.
- verifiationpanel@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VERIFICATION PANEL <verifiationpanel@sify.com>
Reply-To: info@panel1.org
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53:46 +0000
Subject: (VERIFICATION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE ON ATM PAYMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(VERIFICATION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,
Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Area, Lagos, Nigeria.
TEL:+234-7090032235

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance file and found that why you have not received
your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligation given to
you in respect of your contract/Inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with none
Officials in the Bank in your entire attempt to secure the release of
the fund to you. We wish to advise you that such illegal acts like
this has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problems.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment
center, that is the latest instruction from President Alhaji Umaru
Yar'Adua[GCFR} Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of
Finance.

This Card Center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but
the maximum is Eight thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you
like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting
the CARD PAYMENT CENTER(verifiationpanel@sify.com) an also send the
following information to him in order for him to proceed immediately:

1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Fax Number:
4. Address where you want them to send the ATM CARD to
5. Your age:
6. Current occupation:
7. A copy of your identification:

The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out
USD$8,300,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2009.

Also for your information you have to stop any further communication
with any other person {s} or Office {s} (especially PROF.CHARLES
SOLUDO AND DR.USMAN**THEY ARE SCAM ARTISTS**THEY CAN NEVER SEND YOU A
CENT)to avoid hitches in receiving your ATM payment stop dealing
with them if at all you are dealing with THEM OR any other person.
Email me back as soon as you receive this important message for
further direction and also update me on any development from the
above-mentioned office.

Note that because of impostures, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is {ATM-822} so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the CARD CENTER by using it as your subject.

DR ADEYEMI JOHNSON
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,
Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Area,
Lagos, Nigeria.
TEL:+234-7090032235
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(VERIFICATION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)

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