419 scam: "Dr.Solomon Ibe" <mr.mikechukwueke@gmail.com> Release/Transfer Notice Of Your Part Payment($15.500.000,00 United

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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:
- "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.
- +2348084400867 (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.
- dr.solomoibe@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Solomon Ibe" <mr.mikechukwueke@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.solomoibe@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:01:31 -0800
Subject: Release/Transfer Notice Of Your Part Payment($15.500.000,00 United

UNION BANK PLC HEAD OFFICE
NO 2,KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
Lagos, Nigeria ,
31/03/2014
REF:(FBPLC/1414LAG).
Email; info@unionbanknig.tk
Email; dr.solomoibe@yahoo.com
Telephone Number: +2348084400867

Release/Transfer Notice Of Your Part Payment($15.500.000,00 United
States Dollars)
Payment File No: A.
24Hrs Service.............

Dear

Be informed that we received instruction from the President Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan to affect the Release of the Above Mentioned to you,
Please kindly fill the Required Information Bellow correctly and
Return it back Immediately
for procedure, and to enable this Bank Recognize you as the sole
Beneficiary of the Fund.

Waiting for your Immediate Reply,

Kind Regards,
Dr. Solomon Ibe.
(Union Bank Plc)
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APPLYING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE PART PART PAYMENT OF $15.500.000,00
Million United States
Dollars(

I.......................FROM...............HEREBY APPLY TO YOUR BANK AS
THE BENEFICIARY OF THE PART PAYMENT OF $15.500.000,00 United States Dollars(
SIR, I WISH TO BE INTIMATED ON THE PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN HAVING THIS
FUND TRANSFERRED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT BELLOW WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY

PERSONAL INFORMATION.
My ADDRESS....................................
TELL No?......................................
FAX No?.......................................
AGE...........................................
OCCUPATION....................................
E-MAIL ADDRESS................................

I ALSO APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO APPLY SINCE ALL THIS WHILE, I
WISH AN URGENT ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO MY HUMBLE APPLICATION AS THE
URGENCY IMPLIES ON THIS MATTER.

Please do treat as most urgent

Dr. Solomon Ibe.
MANAGING DIRECTOR

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