419 scam: "Finance Ministry" <support@topseltoyota.co.in> Information

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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 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- consultfinanceminitry@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Finance Ministry" <support@topseltoyota.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: consultfinanceminitry@consultant.com
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 01:56:19 +0530
Subject: Information

Attn: Beneficiary

Please bear with us for making this initial contact through email, it is
due to the urgency of this notification, since we are unable to reach your
phoneline. This is to officially bring to your notice that we have finally
signed an irrevocable agreement order with the United Nations, at the 37th
G8 summit which was held 26727 May 2013 in the commune of Deauville, in
France.

The agreement instruction was for us to settle all enormous outstanding
debt burden on our country, in order to enhance our business
relationship with the International Community. To that effect, The Federal
Ministry of Finance have finally forwarded to my humble office, the names
of foreigner's/contractors that have not yet received their payment for
some reasons and your name happen to be on the list hence, your payment
worth USD$15,000.000.00 (Fiften Million Dollars Only) is next on the
payment schedule list, for this quarter of the year 2014.

In accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Contract Matters, your
contract payment documents have been verified, approved and arrangement is
being been made to effect your payment to you within the shortest
period of time in our bid to transparency.

Also, it might interest you to know that a Gentleman with name JAMES WHITE
from Ohio, USA., already contacted us on your behalf. He forwarded
to us his full banking information and presented some documentations
evidencing your payment, claiming they were signed personally by you for
the release of your payment to him. He further told us that you are
seriously sick and
presently on a Hospital bed of which he is not even sure, you will
survive. Please find below his Banking information for
your-re-confirmation:

BANK NAME: Charles Schwab Bank
ADDRESS: 5190 Neil Rd #100, Reno, Nevada 89502
A/C NAME: JAMES WHITE
ACCOUNT#: 121202211
ROUTING#: 4400142584
TEL: Withheld for security reasons
EMAIL: Withheld for security reasons

Lastly, we also want to use this medium to pose a warning/advise to you,
should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office posing to
be the Central Bank of Nigeria or any fake financial office, we advise
that you STOP further contact with them in your best interest and
contact only the Finance Ministry, with our information accordingly. The
reason why you
have not received your payment up till now, is because you have been
dealing with the wrong people and office, so be advised and note that
only Finance Ministry have in possession, the instrument to perfecting that.

Having said all this, we urge you to get back to this office immediately
in order to let us know if truly JAMES WHITE is your representative as
explained above, before we proceed with the next step on releasing your
payment to him accordingly. Thank you for your anticipated Co-operation
in advance as we await your prompt response to this matter.

Please send all future email mesegaes to
consultfinanceminitry@consultant.com

Yours Sincerely,
MR. PAUL WILLIAMS
OPERATION MANAGER
Finance Ministry

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