419 scam: "Honorable Ndudi Elumelu"<homorablendudielumelu@melvin.be> RE: INTEGRITY

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Honorable Ndudi Elumelu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <homorablendudielumelu@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:06:02 -0700
Subject: RE: INTEGRITY

RE: INTEGRITY

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance of the information. This project is based on trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds.

My name is Honorable Ndudi Elumelu ,I got your contact on my confidential search on the internet of your country data base in the search for citizen of your Country, that should stand as my foreign partner on the claim and joint utilization of this fund that is lying unclaimed in the domiciliary account of a foreigner contractor of this organization and moving or Siphoning some money from my office, on trust to you.

I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner to enable me present you before the bank as either the business associate or the distant relative of this contractor, to facilitate this fund ownership change in your favor and immediate transfer into your account, pending my visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us, I also want to reassure you that every step on this fund transfer is free of any risk and it will be carried out under a legitimate process that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please indicate if you can be able to deal with it and if i can trust you?

Sincerely,

HONORABLE NDUDI ELUMELU.

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