419 scam: "MR PATRICK IKENGA"<dbaq@gdmzsafety.gov.cn> FINAL VERIFICATION AND YOUR FUND PAYMENT NOTICE

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +447035981555 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- infobank@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR PATRICK IKENGA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickike@skymail.mn>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:30:43 -0800
Subject: FINAL VERIFICATION AND YOUR FUND PAYMENT NOTICE

Foreign Remittance Department,
Group Bank Of Africa(B.O.A),
770 Ave De la Resistance Du 17 Mai.Abuja Nigeria.
Email:infobank@she.com

FINAL VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTICE.
ATTN.FUND OWNER

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEANWHILE, WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENT,WE APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN.FROM NOW ON YOU ARE TO BE PAID BY THE BANK OF AFRICA AS CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAN HAS NO-MORE RIGHT TO EFFECT ANY OF FOREIGN PAYMENT AGAIN DUE TO PROMISE AND FAIL AND DISAPPOINTMENT WITH C B N .THE PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WILL BE THROUGH {BANK OF AFRICA}

YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS THE NEXT OF THE LIST OF THE(12) OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS DURING THE (8) YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN OFFICES.
PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL.MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A
LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE IS HER INFORMATION BELOW:
NAME ANNE ROBINSON
BANK NAME: CITIBANK,
MANCHESTER, U.K.ACCOUNT
022562188-454520
A/C OFFICERS PHONE NO:-+447035981555.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND, VALID ($18.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT ADDRESS.
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:

3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU TO AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT IN THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE NEW YEAR.HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.ANNE ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

BEST REGARDS.
PATRICK IKENGA
( DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL WIRE REMITTANCE BOA)

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