419 scam: "Senator Anyim Pius Anyim"<scurfiowouv@dunflimblag.mailexpire.com> Attn Beneficiary...

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- anyim_piuanyim@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Anyim Pius Anyim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kreebbuwkyo@dunflimblag.mailexpire.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:31:04 +0100
Subject: Attn Beneficiary...

Attn Beneficiary

I am contacting you in my capacity as the Secretary To the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Consequently, I want to inform you that my office is sending this message to you on the instructions of the President, Dr. Good luck Jonathan.

It might interest you to know that late last year[last quarter 2012, His Excellency, Dr. Good luck Jonathan approved the release of all long over due contract, inheritance and lottery funds through ATM CARDS.

Based on that development, some government agencies were directed to contact you and ensure that your ATM CARD is processed and delivered to you.Regrettably, the respective offices and officials given this mandate are yet to submit any reasonable report to the President. Consequently, Mr. President has directed my office to contact you directly in order to get answers to the following questions;

1] HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR ATM CARD?
2] IF YES, WAS YOUR ATM CARD ACTIVATED
3]HAVE YOU STARTED WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM THE CARD?
3] DID YOU PAY ANY FEES BEFORE THE CARD WAS SENT TO YOU?
4] IF YES FOR WHAT REASON DID YOU PAY THE FEE?

However, If you have not YET received any ATM CARD, you should indicate immediately. The Presidency wants to use this opportunity to know whether the beneficiaries who have received their funds through ATM CARDS did pay any fees, and whether such fees were authorized and accounted for.

On the other hand, we want to use this opportunity to know the number of beneficiaries who are yet to receive their ATM CARDS.The purpose of this message is to ensure that due process and laid down procedures were followed at all times in issuing the ATM cards to all beneficiaries and to ensure that they are not meant to pay illegal or unauthorized fees.

It might also interest you to know that adequate arrangements have been made for the settlement of all outstanding contract and inheritance funds before the end of this fiscal year, 2013

Therefore,your timely response will be highly as you reply to, anyim_piuanyim@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,

Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
The Secretary to the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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