419 scam: "UK FINANCIAL MONETARY SERVICE"<uk_payment_office111@yahoo.com> Payment Transfer Notification Of GBP£5,850.000.00 Pounds

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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 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.
- uk_paymentoffice@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK FINANCIAL MONETARY SERVICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uk_paymentoffice@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:12:30 -0000
Subject: Payment Transfer Notification Of GBP£5,850.000.00 Pounds

Dear Sir
Ref.UK/PP157/BB-LLN56489362/010

Payment Transfer Notification Of GBP£5,850.000.00 Pounds

The treasury directorate division of the UK Financial Monetary Service Authority writes to inform you that we have credit advice documentary evidence in your favor to authorize the release of GBP£5,850,000.00(Five Million eight hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Only) to you being an outstanding payment accrued interest on your inheritance compensation payment.As the only authorizing officer saddle with the responsibility of making sure you get and confirm the transaction,you are hereby advised to carefully confirm to us your receiving banking details for verification, so that upon clearance confirmation of your details, we shall direct the paying institution in London to immediately release and remit your payment without any further delay .Please be advice to see this notice as the very last correspondence message sent to you.

Await your immediate attention on the matter with your details which must include (1) Your domicile address (2) Age (3) Your telephone and fax numbers (4) Your work details.

With Kindest Regards

Mr. Dennis Morrison
Chief Executive Officer
UK Financial Monetary Service Authority
23/25 Cavendish Ave, Westminster WX12SQ London UK
Office Tel:+442032392128
uk_paymentoffice@sify.com

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