419 scam: "Mr Dumpa T Elumelu"<info_globalbk@yahoo.co.uk> Please reply urgently

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- dtelumelu@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Dumpa T Elumelu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dtelumelu@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:33:55 -0600
Subject: Please reply urgently

Mr Dumpa T. Elumelu

Fund Manage

Global Bank

My dear,

This is to officially inform you that I have verified some contract inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL.Of US$ 10,600,000 ( Ten Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars) on further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the account holder (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH, GERMANY) has on July, 2000 died in a plane Crash.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, I have resolved to find a responsible person and whom we can entrust this fund as an inheritance fund and the bank will certainly approve this money to any foreigner that makes claim over the fund with my efforts as the next of kin to the deceased.

Be informed that this payment would be made through our ELECTRONIC TRANSFER MODE (swift Telex with our correspondence Banks in Europe, America and Asia Pacific) which has been Gazetted through approvals of Federal Ministry Of Finance.

I will serve as an advisory Body to you in this business to avoid mistakes but we shall hire an attorney who will process the payment on your behalf and you must promise us that you will oblige to all directives to ensure prompt payment of this fund. You would be entitle to 50% of this amount at the completion of this transfer.

Below you will find my contact details:

Name: Mr Dumpa T. Elumelu

Email: dtelumelu@rediffmail.com

Direct Telephone: +234-------( I will grant my phone number on your reply )

I shall be expecting to receive your information and you should not communicate with anybody or officer on this matter for security reasons. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction.

On your reply I will inform you of the details I will need.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,

Mr Dumpa T. Elumelu

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