419 scam: "Amelia Jorge Sidumo" <asidumo@uem.mz> Compensation 2010!!!

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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:

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:
- "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)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "undp_vertificationdept@discuz.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2347028741772 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Amelia Jorge Sidumo" <asidumo@uem.mz>
Reply-To: unupdatedeptng@discuz.org
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:48:23 +0300
Subject: Compensation 2010!!!

Dear Beneficary

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United Nations
to the IMF West Africa Regional Payment Office to pay 1000 scam victims $200,
000.00 USD each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible
for the immediate payments of your $200,000.00 USD compensations funds, I
want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal
Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on
the lost of funds by various individual to scam artist operating all over the
world today.

According to the number of applicants at hand,487 Beneficiaries has been
paid, half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more
513 left to be paid the compensations of $200,000,00 USD each. Your
particulars was mentioned by 1,070 of the Syndicates who was arrested as one
of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate
or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S.
Secret service and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) is already
on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all
apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their
application as well for security and possible consideration.

ATM Card will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use
to withdraw up to $3,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the Master
Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years time which is
2014. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your
local bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook to enlighten you about
how to use it.Note that Everything has been taken care of by the Federal
Government of Nigeria,the United Nation and also the FBI and including taxes,
custom paper and clearance duty. so need to pay is $150 dollar.

To effect the release of your fund valued at $200.000.00 you are advised to
contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery officer with the information
below,

UN Admin Pay-Out Officer.
Contact Person: Mr.James Moore
Email:undp_vertificationdept@discuz.org
Telephone: +2347028741772

You are adviced to contact him with the informations as stated below:

Your full Name..
Your Address:..............
Home/Cell Phone:..............

Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is
sent within 48 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are
giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package
within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Amelia Jorge Sidumo
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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