419 scam: "Ralph Ihe"<support@hxxy.edu.cn> UPDATE ON YOUR PAYMEN

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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: <pworldbank707@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:35:58 +0100
Subject: UPDATE ON YOUR PAYMEN

Diamond Bank
Dantokpa, Zone Ex
Parc Auto, 01 BP 955, Cotonou,
Littoral, Benin Republic

Attention Customer ,

Before I commence I will like to indicate my gratitude well known to you and this message is from Diamond Bank Authority

Benin Republic as the Authority of our FINANCE MINISTRY commanded your transfer in our Department for our low and free rate

of International Transfer and we took the obligation to write to you.

We have these three possible ways to remit your fund straight to you within two days.

(1)Deliver Cheque to you through our AIRLINE to your home address.
(2)Deliver ATM CARD to you through our AIRLINE to your home address.
(3)Open an Online account and credit your $2.5 million to your account.

Please we need your urgent respond for you to have you fund because United Nation President gave us only six days to submit

them A RECEIVED LETTER FROM YOU TO PROVE TO THEM THAT YOU HAD RECEIVED YOUR FUND,THAT YOU ARE MAKING USE OF YOUR MONEY-to

avoid putting our country's name as a fraudsters on BBC NEWS AND BOND US IN ANY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

United Nation's President is very angry with our ministry of finance for seized your fund in their custody without a solid

reason and the Chairman of our finance ministry had command your transfer in our department due to our free international

transfer advantage.

Sincerely
Ralph Ihe

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