419 scam: "PHILIP G. SMITH" <test@r20.nalog.ru> Re: PAYMENT!

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- kelvmadu@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PHILIP G. SMITH" <test@r20.nalog.ru>
Reply-To: kelvmadu@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 14:38:27 +0800
Subject: Re: PAYMENT!

Attn. Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your unclaimed outstanding payment due to you for claims is approved. Because of the high incidence of complicities of claims by un-authorized persons who cashed in on other peoples money, a decision was made to contact beneficiaries through their private mailbox to come forward and process unclaimed funds for bank wire-transfer or ATM card issuance delivery.

A total of $10,750,000, [Ten Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand USD] has been approved and earmaked for payment to you. This is a compensation pay-out to victims and beneficiaries. All unclaimed Inheritance, Contract, and Lottery Winnings claims are covered by this payment.

Kindly reply with your real time email,full names,telephone and delivery address. Send to your claims Attorney, Mr. Kelvin Madu: kelvmadu@gmail.com

Note that by this notification you are advised to stop further communication with any office or representative concerning your payment in order to avoid payment diversion.

Thank you.

Signed,

Timothy B. Caron

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