419 scam: "Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede"<j.gennip4@upcmail.nl> contact me for more details

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infaigboje1@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:25:32 +0200
Subject: contact me for more details

Attn: Sir/Madam.

We Are Pleased To Inform You That Your Email ID Was Discovered Amongst The Short listed Foreign Beneficiaries Who Are To Receive The Sum Of USD$10.5Million . And It Was Submitted To Our Bank By The Hon.Minister of Trade & Investment In Conjunction With The FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE Federal Republic of Nigeria. During Our Auditing Of All the Payment files, We Discovered That You Have Not Claim Your Approved /Inheritance Payment, Maybe Due To One Reason Or The Other, Or Lack of Co-Operation Of Not Fulfilling The Obligations Giving To You By The Authorities.

You Are Hereby Advice To Stop Dealing With Some Non-Officials In The Bank If You So Wish To Receive Your Payment Immediately. However, After The Board Meeting Held At Our Headquarters, We Have Resolved In Finding A Solution To This Problem, And As You May Know, We Shall Programmed Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment System Powered By ATM Master Card Which Is The Instruction Given Us By The Authority Or Alternately,

Do Send to us the Information Below:
CLAIM FORM:Your Full Name,Your Receiving Address Where You Want Us To Send Your Atm Card To,Phone and Fax Number,Age and Occupation,Your Nearest International Air Port in Your City Of Residence,PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DRIVERS LICENSE OR ITERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

We Shall Be Expecting To Receive Your Information’s As Soon As Possible. Once Again, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Anybody Or Office On This Regards. Do Not Hesitate To Contact Me For More Details And Direction.

Thanks for Your Co-Operation.

Yours faithfully,
(Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede)
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO.
TEL/FAX: +234-1-8423-717

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