419 scam: Dr Paulson Micheal <dhxxxx1@yahoo.com.ph> (no subject)

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Paulson Micheal <dhxxxx1@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: paulsonmicheal72@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:32:31 +0800 (SGT)
Subject:

Be inform that your fund was among the listed unclaimed/abandon fund submitted by the World Bank for approval for confiscation and forfeiture. We are contacting you to confirm why you have abandoned your fund and the reason why the fund has not been release to your nominated bank account.

We equally want to confirm if you authorized the man name (Elmer R. Kibler ) who came to our office with an application stating that you gave him 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 man the power of attorney to represent you. Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5m USD of your outstanding funds to his nominated bank account stated below:

TLC Federal Credit Union

1625North Coast Highway

Newport, Oregon 97365

Account Number 10015548

Routing Number 323327630

Beneficiary: Elmer R. Kibler

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman United Nation Fund Clearance Dept(Dr David Mourell). 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 Re-send your information so that we can reconfirm that your still alive as following below this is to enable us make necessary arrangement of paying you your part payment in cash in your country through our fund delivering agent via diplomatic means.contact him with the following;

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY

3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

Yours Sincerely,

Dr Paulson Micheal

United Nation Fund Clearance Dept

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