419 scam: "Collins"<support@bezeqint.net> STATUS OF FUNDS.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2347094281921

Fraud email example:

From: "Collins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankcollins0@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:43:54 -0700
Subject: STATUS OF FUNDS.

From: DR. FRANK COLLINS
Subject: SUBJECT: STATUS OF FUNDS.
Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2009,

Our Ref:NDIC/CI-5/AA/09 Your Ref: ……………………….………

To: THIRD PARTY
From: DR. FRANK COLLINS.
E-mail: frankcollins0@google.com

SUBJECT: STATUS OF FUNDS.

For the avoidance of doubt and for third party credibility, I wish to state as follows:

That you are the bona-fide beneficiary of huge sums of money, deposited with the World Bank Group,
Lagos Branch.These funds originated from a claim of legitimate inheritance, vide the execution of government
contracts at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) according to my record. An initial
sum of US$10,000,000.00 has been authorized to be transferred into your account by the order of the
Joint Regulatory Commission of the Presidency, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC)

This initial sum has complied with the statutory regulations for the transfer of funds. An amount of
US$5,000.00 has been deducted from the principle amount of the inheritance entitlement to cover the
last part of the fees needed to secure the final legal documents to enable the completion of the
transfer of the initial US$10,000,000.00 into your nominated account.

I am making this clarification in my capacity as the Director of Inheritance/Contract funds investigation at
the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The NDIC is the agency responsible for underwriting the
guarantee for this payment, under the auspices of the Joint Regulatory Commission.

I am available on my direct telephone number, +234 709 428 1921 should additional clarification be needed,
E-mail: frankcollins0@google.com It is my guarantee that the transfer of this initial sum of US$10,000,000.00 will be
completed into your nominated account upon your swift correspondence.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Respectively,

Dr.Frank Collins,
Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

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