419 scam: African Developemt Bank London <africandevelopemtbank@consultant.com> Contact Financial Expert For Your payment in South Africa

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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)
- "jack_smith2011@ymail.com" (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.
- +27726135254 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: African Developemt Bank London <africandevelopemtbank@consultant.com>
Reply-To: chris_ogiemwinyi@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:31:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Financial Expert For Your payment in South Africa

Attn Sir,

We have been ordered to effect your inheritance payment of US$27,800,000.00 which was intercepted by our account dept when a banker wanted to transfer it into an unknown account outside our bank in london, but our accounts dept was quick enough to stop the payment.

We have received orders from the executive director, intl banking to effect the payment to you urgently, but due to irregularities in banks here, we will not trust to route this payment through any bank here, therefore we have decided to pay you via FNB SOUTH AFRICA BANK and you have to contact the financial expert Mr. Jack G. Smith that is the only one that has power to transfer your payment contact him bellow.

Contact financial expert to fnb bank south africa
Name: Mr. Jack G. Smith
Email: jack_smith2011@ymail.com
Tel: +27726135254

My Regards,
Awaiting your prompt reply.
Chris Ogiemwinyi

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