419 scam: "Mr. Joseph Uche." <ccasals@vtr.net> Urgent attention:

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
- infosccw@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Joseph Uche." <ccasals@vtr.net>
Reply-To: <infosccw@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:45:38 -0700
Subject: Urgent attention:

FROM: THE OFFICE OF( MR) Joseph Uche.

Email: infosccw@gmail.com

Phone: +234809097323

Re: First reminder for your Overdue payment.

Dear:

This letter is being written to inform you that your payment of $2.5m has been outstanding for the past months.

Your Outstanding Payment: $2.5m

Charges for late application: $50

Charges of interest: $120

Outstanding due: $170

We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your payment totaling $2,500.000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be released to you. Now how would you like to receive your payment?

However, you must understand that it is a mandatory regulation for you as a beneficiary to follow this instructions in order to receive your payment within few banking working days. In case of any further doubts and queries you might be having regarding your payment we request you to kindly get in touch with us via email for more clarification.

We hope this hasn’t been a great inconvenience for you. If it has, we’re sorry for the trouble caused. We hope there won’t be any further problems and delays with respect to this issue.

Please regard this matter with the utmost urgency for urgent conclusion of your transaction.

Best regards,

Mr. Joseph Uche.

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