419 scam: "ForeignService"<normen-gu@hotmail.com> External Debt Payment Notice

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348056393943 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- unitfour@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ForeignService" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <exchangecontrl@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:40:08 -0400
Subject: External Debt Payment Notice

Comptroller of Currency Commonwealth Banks
340 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10173-0699, U.S.A.
Ref: OCC/US.GOVT/PMT10711

Attention Beneficiary,

Subject: Commonwealth Bank of London ATM-CARD valuation status of US$2,500.000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars Only) approval
by Order of External Debt Conversion Committee.

Responding to instruction received from Federal Reserve Bank of America / White House External Debt Conversion Committee / Department of Treasury with Release Code No:
USA/HJ/744-NZ37X/157842 requesting us to inform you of your outstanding overdue payment with Federal Government.
By the power entrusted on the Controller of the Currency by President, Barack Obama and Department of Justice, we have been mandated to release with immediate effect
your credit value compensation following the approval of your outstanding payment via International ATM-CARD, see attached copy for your urgent attention.
External Debt Conversion Committee Clearing House, irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantee the above payment to be effected Subject and in accordance with statutory
provision for payment under Schedule C of 2012.

To the full extent permitted by External Debt Conversion Committee / Department of Treasury OCC International Clearing House shall not be liable for any consequences
beyond control in the event that the Beneficiary refuses or delay to contact the Commonwealth Delegate, (Ms Cynthia Cardwell) presently in West Africa, only on her
Direct Tel: +234 805 639 3943. Email: unitfour@hotmail.co.uk to reconfirm their receiving address and telephone number to avoid misdirection of their payment
instrument (ATM-CARD).

Due to certain mix-up and corruption in the system, payments is being made by ATM Card as ATM method was considered suitable for this process as advised and directed
by the EFCC and CBN new Governor. An ATM card will be send to you with which you will use to withdraw your payment from any part of the world at ATM machines in your
Location but the limit is $5,000.00 per day. The only money you will need to spend to this regards is $355.00 for INSURANCE cost of your payment instrument (ATM-CARD)
as no right of probable deduction of any kind was granted to the Commonwealth Bank of London Branch were your card was loaded due to same related reason of corruption
and otherwise. I wish to inform you that this is no hoax mail or anything of such nature. If you wish of receiving your compensation, simply follow my given directive
and it will be paid to you as inform no doubt about it.

The bank will inform you with detail on how you send them the $355.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Five Dollars Only) Insurance cost when you contact them. And remember to
include the above code in your mail to the Bank (UNGNP06654).

Yours faithfully,
Sir Robinson Landdel
Executive Assistant to the Comptroller of the Currency,
Administrator of Commonwealth New York, NY 10173-0699, U.S.A.

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