419 scam: "Dr.Michael Chima" <no_reply@yesmywine.com> Top Secret and Honest 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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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 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.
- officework514@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Michael Chima" <no_reply@yesmywine.com>
Reply-To: officework514@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:33:56 -0800
Subject: Top Secret and Honest Attention

From:Dr.Michael Chima (Senate Chairman)
Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes.
Ref: FGN/SEN/COMM/CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/-201

RE: Top Secret and Honest Attention:

Sir,

I am the Senate Committee Chairman on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes.In charge of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), I hope this message finds you in good health. I have your information on my desk; your name has appeared here on several occasions as one of the debtors to receive their payment but without any success at last.

>From all my personal investigation in your payment file today, I sincerely wish to inform you that you are not the original inheritance/beneficiary of the said funds because you did not execute any contract for the Nigeria government. The original contractor has completed his/her contract long ago and also received its full payment before you file in your application for claim on the said fund.

Meanwhile, there are still a few mistakes and illegal approval documents in your payment file, even the contract details and amount etc, these are the reasons why you could not receive this payment up till this day and will not receive it until you comply with my terms. However this fund came as a result of an over-invoiced contract inheritance, which has already been approved for payment in your name. But due to the above reasons we cannot further this payment unless you will agree on my conditions that this fund shall be a deal between me and you.

My conditions is as follows:

1) As soon as you receive this fund I shall be entitled to 50% of the total sum.
2) You shall keep this deal between me and you as top secret.
3) You shall also give me a letter of assurance to prove that you will surely release my own share percentage to me as we will agree and will never reveal this deal to anybody.

If you cannot agree to work on my above conditions, I shall forward my report to the following authorities such as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes (S.C.A.C.F.C) and office of Economic & Financial Crime Commission (E.F.C.C) for onward cancellation of this payment file. Therefore all I need is your sincere truth and co-operation so that I can tell you the next thing to do for immediate release of the funds to you for our both benefit.

Finally and remember, some of our officials, Banks and individuals both here in Africa and Europe (etc) have tried to transfer this fund to you but failed due to their dishonesty and unnecessary demand for fees, You are hereby advised to stop any further communications with any one else or any other financial institution and comply to this to avoid any further delay.Do reply in my private box:(officework514@yahoo.com)

I wait for your reply.

Be advised.
Dr.Michael Chima (Senate Chairman)
Senate Committee Chairman on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes

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