419 scam: "Sani Ibrahim"<mmmaakaa@gmail.com> YOUR PAYMENT IS RELEASE DEVELOPMENT )

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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:
- "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.)
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.
- +2347029744854

Fraud email example:

From: "Sani Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanibrah@live.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:32:32 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS RELEASE DEVELOPMENT )

FROM :SANI IBRAHIM

FINANCE & OPERATION

FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT UNIT

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

QUARTER PAYMENT PROGRAM

We are pleased to inform you that despite all problems associated with the release of your long over due payment the Government of Nigeria (Presidency) has today deemed it necessary to grant you an irrevocable approval for the release of your funds.And have without delay issued out your payment authorization/references to this office for immediate actions.

RE:FILE NO: CBN/CBX910/055/XX

ALLOCATION NO: FGN/FACT/0071462/085

PAYMENT CODE: CXLXFGN/3348/W11/2009

SEQUENCE NO: PPP /3348/09

You are to confirm this account details below before we effect the transfer because we shall not be held liable for any wrong payment.

Bank: BANCO ESTADO DE CHILE

ACCOUNT: 5472860

SWIFT CODE: BECHCLRM

ALAMEDA195, SANTIAGO , CHILE

MR. JOHN TSAI

You are urgently required to contact this office and confirm the above references the information below:

Your full name

Your residential address

Your direct telephone number

Your occupation

Your Identification (international passport or valid driver's license)

Bank Name:

Bank Address:

Phone:

Fax:

Acct Name:

Acct Number:

Swift code:

ROUTING NO:

While we apologize for the delay and what it must have caused your Company and its Vendors, we equally thank you for working with the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Call me on my direct telephone number as thus +234-7029744854 for further clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Sani Ibrahim

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