419 scam: "Reliable Payment Office"<news@wangtat.com.cn> DID YOU ASK MR. NEWMAN LAZARUS TO COLLECT YOUR MONEY AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN ?

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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:
- "lagos" (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 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.
- +2348025147413 (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.
- stevekumar1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Reliable Payment Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <serendipity85@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:34:48 +0430
Subject: DID YOU ASK MR. NEWMAN LAZARUS TO COLLECT YOUR MONEY AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN ?

INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPT,
20 BROAD STREET, MARINA - LAGOS .
FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION.
OUR REF: 10667ADB
YOUR REF: 89007/2010
19TH SEPTEMBER , 2010
TEL: +234-802-514-7413

Good Day to you !!

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to you
if you are there to read this message.

I am Mr.Steve Kumar the Finance Director Of the Compensation Office West Africa District

.There is presently a counter claims on your funds by one Mr. Newman , who is presently
trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an
agreement with him, to help you in receiving your fund.He is also ready to pay for the
release charge of $190 USD on your funds which makes us want to make this last confirmation
before going ahead to pay this Mr.Newman Lazarus.

Here comes the big question. Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mr. Newman
Lazarus )? Thereby making him the current beneficiary the sum of $2.500.000.000.00 with the
following account details:? Mr. Newman Lazarus , ac/number: 6503809428. Routing/122006743,
b/name: citi bank, address: new york ,usa, we shall proceed to issue all payments details
to the above named person if we do not hear from you within the next five working days.

Respond to this e-mail on ( stevekumar1@gmail.com) with immediate effect and we shall
give you further details on how your fund will be released.Just like i said ealier supposed
beneficiary Mr.Newman is ready to pay the only release charge on your funds which is $190
USD,if we allow him pay this fee that authomatically makes him the owner and the money will
be transfered into his account so do respond to this message if you are alive so that we can
be sure of doing the right thing due to the hugh amount of money involved. Also call me as
soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Below again is My Contact Info:

Contact Agent Name: Mr.Steve Kumar
Email:( stevekumar1@gmail.com)
Contact Number: +234-802-514-7413

If you are alive then i want you to send me your following details so that we can begin

process for the release of your funds :

1.Full Name:.....
2.Full Address;........
3.Phone Number :........
4.Sex:...........
5.Ocuupation:.........

Get back to me with the below informations so that i can inform you how you are to send the
only needed charge of $190 for the release of your funds which we told Mr.Newman not to pay
yet untill nothing is heard from you in 7 working days which will make us believe that
truely you are no more and that Mr.Newman Lazarus is right.

Regards,

MR.Steve Kumar .
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCE DEPT, FOREIGN OPERATION

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