419 scam: Muhammad Bin Aziz <gz_xuwm@gz.chalco.com.cn> Congratulations.

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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:
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348137000857
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.
- centralbank@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Muhammad Bin Aziz <gz_xuwm@gz.chalco.com.cn>
Reply-To: <payment.office@kimo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:44:30 +0100
Subject: Congratulations.

Dear Beneficiary,

This official mail is to clarify and confirm your E-mail address as one of the winners of 2015 United Nations compensation payment draws held in UN office in Malaysia on 12/11/2015 which your email address was among the lucky winners. United Nations Human Settlements Programme was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council.

It's mandate is to process claims and pay compensation to scam victims, unfinished transaction, losses and damages suffered by beneficiaries of any kind all around the world, With all information submitted to the UN Compensation Board. You are among the beneficiaries to receive compensation benefit of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar Only).

However, adequate arrangement has been put in place to upload the approved payment compensation into a Platinum Card that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the world.

Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary to process release/remittance of your payment:

Full Name:
Contact Address( FOR ATM DELIVERY)
Occupation:
Marital Status:
D.O.B:
Telephone Number:
Photocopy of any I.D

You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment Center in West Africa below:

Paying Bank: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Contact Person: EMMA CHI

Email: centralbank@kimo.com

Phone: +234-813-700-0857

You are advised to contact the above bank with your information to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated time frame.

Yours Sincerely,
Angela Lim
Coordinator.

Signed by,
Muhammad Bin Aziz
Secretary-General, United Nations.

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