419 scam: "MR. IBE CHUKWU" <admin@myvcp.org> Dear Beneficiary

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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:

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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. IBE CHUKWU" <admin@myvcp.org>
Reply-To: <jdr.goodlucke@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:20:45 +0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

Dear Beneficiary

Did you actually authorize Mrs Mary E. Skipper from Florida to receive your $15.7M( fifteen million seven hundred thousand united STATES dollars),because she came to the central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today, telling us you sent her to inherit your fund by presenting three different documents which are yet to be confirmed on whether theyâ€™re genuine or not thus we seek your candid and immediate advice on the issue on ground, she has been advised to come back tomorrow for more interrogation and we hope to be able to hear you regarding it.

First and foremost we are very sorry for late payment of your fund! we encountered some problem with some of our contractors like you but congratulation, the Federal government of Nigeria has finally permitted that we should make sure all our beneficiaries are been paid before the end of next week. please if really you sent her kindly ignore this email , but if really you did not send her, kindly get back to us immediately on this, you will be attended to immediately for advice on how to be paid either by transfer or by ATM card, all depends on your choice. Kindly furnish us with your contact Details again as follows for immediate payment of you fund.

FULL NAME..............REGULAR EMAIL............CELL PHONE............MARITAL STATUS.............MEANS OF ID...........
COUNTRY..............SEX...............

Thank you.
MR. IBE CHUKWU
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
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