419 scam: "HON. MATHEW AKINYOLA" <seu_graduate@seu.edu.cn> URGENT 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:

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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: hon.mathewakinyola1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:09:48 +0100
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION.

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Attn;Dear Respectful
COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF US$7.5 MILLION NOTICE.
This communication, is confidential and subject to legal privileges,and is intended for the sole use of the addressee. Any use,duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this communication, other than by the addressee,is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,please notify the sender immediately.
Congratulation and this is to inform you that your name re- appears on the released list of the Nigeria Federal Government OFFICIAL GAZETTE for the compensation payment of debt own to you as a result of long over-due pursuing contract payment. On the ORDER of this payment Notice, I therefore use this opportunity to urge you to forward your contact details for verification approval to avoid paying to wrong person.If you have received any payment prior to this exercise, please do not respond because we have our records for those we have paid . This payment is strictly meant for those that have not received any payment at all and it is first come first serve.
Signed;
Hon.Mathew Akinyola
Dir. of Operation Task Force ( SPECIAL DUTY)

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