419 scam: "Cerelina Powell"<powell@aol.com> ***BULK*** Information on your Debt

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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:
- "abuja" (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 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.
- ben_ayodale@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cerelina Powell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <powellcerelina@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 01:51:52 +0200
Subject: ***BULK*** Information on your Debt

Fellow beneficiary,

I am Mrs Cerelina Powell; I am a US citizen, 65 years Old. I reside herein New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United States. I am one of those that took part in the recent Compensation Program in Nigeria for my unpaid transaction since years ago. I lost over $200,000 while trying to get my payment all to no avail.

The Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel was interviewed on CNN News Network early this year. They advised every aggrieved beneficiary of fund to endeavour to attend a meeting between foreign, local contractors with Nigerian Banks or Ministries. So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my approval documents and evidences of all the fees i paid over the years. I was directed to meet Dr. Ben Ayodele, the chairman of Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel who after listening to my plight, explained several things to me and advised that anyone who contacts you through email is fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. I am a happy woman because I have been paid my project fund of $10.5 Million. More so, Dr. Ben Ayodele, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name and your email address as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people. They are not with your fund; they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact him directly on this information below.

Dr. Ben Ayodele
Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel
1st Floor, NDIC Building
Plot 447, Construction Avenue
Central Business District,
Abuja, Nigeria
Email: ben_ayodale@yahoo.com

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in any way with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up. The only money I paid after I met Dr. Ben Ayodele was just $980 for the paper works, take note of that. Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact him so that he could help you instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thanks and be blessed.

Mrs. Cerelina Powell.

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