419 scam: Dr John Mike <vhgtxe0006@att.net> RE: YOUR PART-PAYMENT VALUED AT $10M UNITED STATES DOLLARS:

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +2348095529107 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mikedrjohn64@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr John Mike <vhgtxe0006@att.net>
Reply-To: mikedrjohn64@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:37:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: YOUR PART-PAYMENT VALUED AT $10M UNITED STATES DOLLARS:

THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED

NATIONS ORGANIZATION

OFFICIAL CONTRACT PAYMENT UNIT.

Our Ref: UNO /SNT/ZTB

RELEASE CODE No: 0763

RE: YOUR PART-PAYMENT VALUED AT $10M UNITED STATES DOLLARS:

Our Ref: UNO /SNT/ZTB

Your Ref: PRS/COM/OO452/IMP

ATTN: Beneficiary,

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION hereby gives this

irrevocable approval order with Release Code:

GNC/3480/02/2011 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning

payment with the UNITED NATIONS to your nominated

bank account. Now your new payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P,

White House Approval No: WH44CV, Reference No:

35460021, Allocation No: 674632. Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674

and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,

Released Code No: 0763; Immediate central bank Telex confirmation No:

-1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.

Having received these vital payment details, therefore you are qualified

now to receive and confirm your payment from the

United Nations immediately within the next 72hrs. As a matter of fact, you

are required to Deal and Communicate only with DR

JOHN MIKE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE, central Bank (NIGERIA) PLC,

with the help of the monitoring team from the

CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank Committee On

Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has

mandated we make sure you receive your DOWN payment of fund valued $10m.

So contact: DR JOHN MIKE on his contact email

hereunder:

Email Address: mikedrjohn64@yahoo.com.hk

For immediate release of your contract fund/inheritance/Award Winning

claim. Be informed that you are not allowed to

correspond with any person or office anymore. You are required to send

bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY

3) CELL PHONE, AND MOBILE

4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS

5) YOUR AGE,

6) BANK ACCOUNT NO:

BANK NAME:

ROUTING NO:

SWIFT CODE:

BANK ADDRESS

7) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:

8) Scanned COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE.

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CENTRAL BANK IS (511),

YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING

INFORMATION TO CENTRAL BANK'S INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, HEADED

BY DR JOHN MIKE . MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH

YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR

BANKING INFORMATION NOW. CONTACT CODE (511).

OFFICER: DR JOHN MIKE.

POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE, CENTRAL BANK (NIGERIA) PLC.

EMAIL: mikedrjohn64@yahoo.com.hk

DIRECT LINE: +234-809-552-9107

MR. FRANK PETERSON.(CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING

PAYMENT UNITED NATIONS AND USA GOVERNMENT

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