419 scam: "Kevin C. Song"<payment.afdbk@sify.com> ***SPAM*** Confirm receipt of your payment

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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:
- "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: "Kevin C. Song" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kevin.song@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:13:42 -0700
Subject: ***SPAM*** Confirm receipt of your payment

Confirm receipt of your payment
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Office
Zürich,Switzerland

This is to bring to your notice that my office has taken over all the money transaction originating from all debts owed by African countries as Contract Payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to inability of all other financial Institutions and Security companies in releasing such funds due to Fraud, Terrorist and Money Laundry activities going on in the global world .

The UNITED NATIONS has Mandated Foreign Reserve Escrow Account office to release funds to beneficiaries through our Correspondence Bank, Credit Suisse Cie SA Zürich,Switzerland. Hence this information to you. For details on how to receive your funds, you are required to send the following information:-

1. Your names
2. Your address
3. Telephone including cell-phone and fax numbers.
4. your coordinate

Thanking you for Your Cooperation.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Kevin C. Song
Director,
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Office
Central Bank of Nigeria
Zürich Annex
Switzerland

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