419 scam: WCM LOAN AGENCY <info@loan.com> THEY ARE TRYING TO DIVERT YOUR FUNDS

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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 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.
- freeonline@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WCM LOAN AGENCY <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: wcmaloansgeny5@live.com
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:29:56 +0000
Subject: THEY ARE TRYING TO DIVERT YOUR FUNDS

Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
Headquarters,
Ahmadu Bello Way,
Central Business District,
P.M.Box 41,Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria

Attention: Beneficiary,

My name is Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR,the Honorable Minister of Finance. I'm
directed to contact you by the president to urgently confirm from you if
actually you know one Mr.Paul Okafor who claim to be your business associate/
partner in Nigeria .
The said Mr.Paul Okafor is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like
to change all the Information that you gave to us as our bona fide
beneficiary.
Below is the new banking information were he wish to have this funds
transferred to:-

Bank of America

Address: 6901 Northwest Expressway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005ABA: 103000017 (all other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy

This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all your
outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries’ around the world
in which your payment file was affected.
As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $12.5million
U.S Dollars. We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead
and If we did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually
dead and the information passed to us by Mr. Paul Okafor is correct.
You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this
message so as to know the true position of things with you so that we
would not
make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person's
account.
Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your full
names and direct phone number for an easy communication, your age and
occupation to this effect.

Best Regards,
Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR
HONORABLE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
Email: freeonline@sify.com

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