419 scam: office contact <officecontact100@yahoo.pt> REF: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 USD

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- mrsroseekeh1@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: office contact <officecontact100@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: office contact <officecontact80@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:51:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: REF: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 USD

Your kind attn: ,

Dear beneficiary:

REF: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 USD.

With reference to the verdict of my predecessor, Mr.Jean Thomas,I hereby write once again to inform you that my team and I have arrived West Africa today in other to complete these verification and payments abandoned in 2014 by the Anti-Fraud International Team headed by Mr. Jean Thomas.

>From records here, you were officially contacted by Jean Thomas on Tuesday, October 14,2014 with details of your outstanding payment of $10.5 Million which will simply go to your choice bank account if verified genuine and valid.If you can confirm these assertions from your past records, you shall be privileged to be informed that I and my enter team has arrived here to complete these embattled payments.

Our mandate here is to investigate your payment, confirm the genuineness and legitimacy of your payment, find out why you have not been paid despite all you have done in the past and possible ensure that your payment is made to you via our settlement fund in Europe.

Our agreement with the concerned African governments include settlement of your fund claim if found (GENUINE) and receiving
reimbursement at a later date.

Finally, are you still alive and healthy? If you are still alive, you are required to immediately respond to this mail by reconfirming your PERSONAL DETAILS including your telephone number to enable us verify your long withheld fund and possibly effect your final payment without further upfront charges and delays.

NOTE that there are so many fake fund claimants out there.It is your ability to confirm your valid personal information that will make us confirm you as the rightful beneficiary of this long withheld fund.Any invalid or fake details supplied by you may hinder your chances of receiving your fund after all.

PRIORITY ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU IF YOU PLACE AN URGENT TELEPHONE CALL TO ME.

Waiting your urgent response.

MRS.ROSE EKEH.
(TEAM LEADER).
International Investigations and Anti-Fraud Task Force,
West African Regional Assignment 2015.
Email:mrsroseekeh1@gmail.com

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