419 scam: "Payment Advisory Board"<schmidt@gehrig.com> Re.Significant Massage

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +2347084369472 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Payment Advisory Board" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <advisoryboard912@one.co.il>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:57:37 +0100
Subject: Re.Significant Massage

Important Massage

We, the Payment Advisory Board Of Oceanic Bank International Plc, wish to inform you that your e-mail address was found among those that have fallen a victim of scammers in our country as we were going through our central monitoring unit file of those that have been scammed, and your compensation have been approved by the Nigeria president with immediate effect, a total sum of Five million two hundred thousand united state dollar.

You are therefore to get back to us with your full information such as,

(1)Your full name......

(2)Your country: .........

(3)Your Occupation: .........

(4)Your current home address:.....

(5)Your phone number:

your urgent reply to this message is highly needed because your fund has been uploaded into an ATM Card and it ready to be dispatched only waiting for the reconfirmation of your delivery address we shall then go on and dispatch your ATM Card, we want you to know that all we are asking for is your delivery information's.

Thanks and God Bless You

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Margret Madueke

Payment Advisory Board

Tele:+234-708-436-9472

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