419 scam: "Mr.Uzor Cole"<cole.uzor@yahoo.co.hk> Election Campaign Patronage 2011 General Election

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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:
- "million 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.
- revfrgab@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Uzor Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revfrgab@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:11:39 -0000
Subject: Election Campaign Patronage 2011 General Election

Election Campaign Patronage 2011 General Election
Sir

I am Mr. Uzor Cole, Secretary for the Senate Committee on Contracts Review and foreign payments for Upstream Petroleum Exploration. We have the sum of US$25m {Twenty Five Million United States Dollars} which we wish to move into your custody, to be used for election campaign in 2011 general elections in Nigeria.

I represent the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party Nigeria. This fund is deposited with a security firm detail information will be made available to you in due time. Following the information we obtained from your country high commission here about your integrity, we are asking for your assistance to secure this money on our behalf for funding the forthcoming General election in 2011.

We entreat you to treat this information discreetly and revert to us as soon as possible.

Regards,

Mr. Uzor Cole
Please reply to this Email : revfrgab@sify.com

DISCLAIMER:

Information within this document could be classified as Confidential and Proprietary. The recipient hereby is committed to hold in strict confidence the contents of this (e-mail, document and information) and not to disclose to any third party without the prior written consent of Peoples Democratic Party (P.D.P). National Headquarters: Wadata Plaza, Michael Okpara Way, Zone 5, Wuse-Abuja, Nigeria: Recipient(s) will be held liable for any unauthorized disclosure.

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