419 scam: TIM STEVE <tim----steve88@att.net> Payment Notification

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "paulanderson@airsoftmail.com" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: TIM STEVE <tim----steve88@att.net>
Reply-To: timsteve2@mailaton.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 05:42:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Payment Notification

From:Tim Steve

Chairman Committee on Foreign Contract and

Inheritance fund Payment Notification

Sir,

Re-Release of your Inheritance Fund Value US$10.3M.

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has

Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment

Valued at US$10.3m( TEN MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS

ONLY) in conjunction with NIGERIA Government and CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

This decision was made last week. With this development, a woman by name (MRS:

JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her

the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding

Contract/Inheritance/award funds.

She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We

got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping

to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time

gave this woman (MRS: JANET WHITE) the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware that we have almost completed

arrangements that will necessitate the immediate transfer of the above funds to

the nominated Bank Account presently with us. Please go ahead and advice us

immediately on the nest line of action. Below is the nominated bank account

from MRS: JANET WHITE.

Bank Name: Washington Mutual Bank

Address: 1723 Palmdale Bulv.

Palmdale Ca. 93550, USA

Acct # : 3573813158

Rout # : 322271627

Swift code # : WMSBUS66

Beneficiary: JANET WHITE

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to me immediately by

contacting this office.

For immediate transfer of your funds, be informed that you are not allowed to

correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other

than this office. You are required to send to this office an email with the

following information below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME__________________

2) Address_______________________

3) Your Telephone Number_________________________

4) Age and Sex_______________________

5) Occupation______________________

6) Copy ID or International Passport for Identification.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Tim Steve

Chairman Committee on Foreign Contract And

Inheritance fund Payment Notification

Email: paulanderson@airsoftmail.com

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