419 scam: "TERENCE P. MCCULLEY"<dparr@live.com> THE UN HAS AGREED TO PAY YOU $1,000,000.00

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "TERENCE P. MCCULLEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tmcculley@live.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:48:56 +0100
Subject: THE UN HAS AGREED TO PAY YOU $1,000,000.00

FROM OFFICE OF
MR. TERENCE P. MCCULLEY,
THE UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11, GARIK ROAD , ABUJA , NIGERIA

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

I AM MR. TERENCE P. MCCULLEY, UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW ME, THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY HAS RESOLVED ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO NIGERIA ON-BEHALF OF 100 SCAM VICTIMS TO BE COMPENSATED AFTER POLICE ARRESTED SOME FRAUDSTERS IN LAGOS NIGERIA WHO MENTIONED YOUR PARTICULARS AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
NOTE THAT AFTER MY MEETING WITH DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), THEY AGREED TO PAY YOU $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION US AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY) AS YOUR COMPENSATION.
FURTHERMORE,CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR NAME WERE AMONG THE LIST OF LEGITIMATE BENEFACTORS TO BE PAID $1M UNITED STATE DOLLARS EACH AS COMPENSATION PAYMENT,IN THIS REGARDS RE-CONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATION'S.

1) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS:
2) CURRENT DIRECT TELEPHONE:
3) OCCUPATION & AGE:

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE INFORMATION'S, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO TO RECEIVE YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
MY BEST REGARDS.
MR. TERENCE P. MCCULLEY
UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

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