419 scam: "Charles Obi, Financial Officer"<marty@fly.com> REF: PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION APPROVAL

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "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.
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.
- +2340803071463

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Obi, Financial Officer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financialofficer54@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 23:22:07 -0000
Subject: REF: PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION APPROVAL

FROM: MR CHARLES OBI
DIRECTOR,ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
OSHODI LAGOS NIGERIA.
Tel Number: +234-08030714638

Ref: Payment of $6.5 million approval.

Attention: Sir/Madam.

We received instructions a few days ago from our correspondent bank to pay the sum of $6.5million through the creation of online account from our Zenith International Bank of which we are in the process of opening the account in your name and forward you the online details but you have not responded to all our mails.

Having waited for your response to the last mail we sent to you, we decided to create the online account, when suddenly we were taken aback by an email we received in the early hours of the morning from one MS.DINE L. Mcallsiter who audaciosuly claimed to be your representative,and has mandated us to transfer the said money to a new account of which she gave the information as follows.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing# 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, we crave your indulgence to as a matter of urgency, verify the veracity of the assertion made by this woman who claims to be a respresentative of yours, with full authority to receive your funds, if this lady is not your representative as she alleges, you are requested to fill and send this information for verification purposes, to ensure that your fund, part payment valued $6.5million united states dollars will be paid through our International Zenith online payment services and details upon the receipt of your response.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..............
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.............
3. FAX.....................................
4. AGE....................................
5. SEX....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION...........
7. YOUR ADDRESS................

However, we shall procced to issue all the necessary payment details to the said MS. DIANE L. MCALLISITER, if we did not hear from you within seven day from today.

Confirm receipt of this mail without delay.....

Yours in service

Mr.CHARLES OBI
(Financial Officer)
Zenith International Bank Plc

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