419 scam: Mutiu Sunmonu <officemessage30@att.net> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF 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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "attorneybelloali@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348068149537 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- belloali19@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mutiu Sunmonu <officemessage30@att.net>
Reply-To: attorneybelloali@w.cn
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 06:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY OF NIGERIA HOUSE 13,

SHELL TRUSTEES ESTATE

MADEIRA STREET-OFF SHEHU SHAGARI,

WAY MAITAMA, ABUJA-F.C.T, NIGERIA.

Dear Sir /Madam,

I am Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria, Meanwhile the former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company Mrs Caro Edward died along with her husband and there three children during the Niger Delta Crisis also in Nigeria.

The Federal Government has, however, warned the beneficiaries that it would not tolerate the transfer of the operatorship of the fields to on own foreigners, and that the firms must justify the confidence reposed in the ability of Nigerians to participate in the upstream oil sector. And i was given the mandate from the company to contact you as the next of kin by the Senate President of Federal Repulic of Nigeria and we have concluded your payment through the Nigeria Citi Bank Plc and i want you to contact the personal Attorney of the late deceased.

In fact the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$20million) dollars) she deposited for the HIV/AIDS in African which the Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since i have been unsuccesful in locating the relatives.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to Mrs. Caro Edward, since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($20million) dollars can be paid to you as the true Beneficiary of the fund.

Perhaps 60% to you and 35% to me and to the Personal Attorney to the late deceased, while 5% goes to any expenses, Contact the Personal Attorney to the late deceased Barrister Bello Ali through the below information, to direct you on how the Citibank Group will release your fund to you by sending your contact address, your full name and your telephone number with your fax, so that he will forward to the bank to release your fund as the next of kin to the late deceased.

PLEASE REPLY TO HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:attorneybelloali@w.cn, or belloali19@gmail.com, or call him on his cell phone +234-8068149537, to enable him discuss further.

Best regards,

MR. MUTIU SUNMONU.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

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