419 scam: "patrick" <info9@stimmseminar.homepage.t-online.de> ALLOCATED DIPLOMATIC COMPENSATION PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF $3.5 MILLION

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- nid.patokonwa011@googlemail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- regards, patrick okonwa (priority payment officier) nid.patokonwa011@googlemail.com nid_patokonwa011@hotmail.com (Googlemail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick" <info9@stimmseminar.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <nid_patokonwa011@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:53:36 +0100
Subject: ALLOCATED DIPLOMATIC COMPENSATION PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF $3.5 MILLION

THE PRESIDENCY
FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE VERIFICATION & TRANSFER
COMMITTEE TEXAS LIAISON OFFICE USA
TEL: + 1-888-471-2276: USA LIAISON OFFICE FAX+1-4842574650

DATE: 23-02 -2010.

ATTN: CONCERNED BENEFICIARY.

ALLOCATED DIPLOMATIC COMPENSATION PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF $3.5 MILLION.

After a careful verification on your contract/Inheritance file through our
central computer monitoring index as mandated by the presidency, I discovered
that it shall take a long process for your payment to be released due to some
abnormalities detected in your contract file, during the secret verification
process. I realized that you have spent so much money in trying to actualize
your goal of been paid which did not even reflect in your file, but I have an
offer that might interest you which will at least sustain you financially
pending when you receive your contract payment. This offer arose from the
Federal Government reserve vault under my care. It is a total sum of us$ 3.500,
000.00 (Three million five hundred United States dollars only), which will be shared between
you and I in the ratio of 60%-40%.

This amount is not from your contract or inheritance sum or has any thing
related to your contract payment, rather it is a left over from the allocated
sum used in paying local and foreign contractors and it is directly under my
custody. I am offering you this because I have seen that you are a committed
beneficiary and your contract/inheritance funds will not be released on time
until all the abnormalities are rectified.

The only thing needed for this us$ 3.5 million to be swiftly wired into your
account under 24 hours is a bank account, which is different from what you
already have in your contract file which we shall legally accredited / normalize
at the Federal High Court of Justice as a diplomatic account in accordance to
the rules and regulation of the Federal Government's Financial act as
amended by fund-in-transit act of 2000. Already all modalities are in place to
register this transaction as a diplomatic compensation.

Be adequately informed that this is not a contract/inheritance payment
therefore there will be no bureaucracy or misfortune. You are not going to pay
any transfer charges or fees because this wire transfer will be registered as a
Diplomatic compensation payment with only small amount and that will be all.

Please note that if you desire to accomplish this transaction with me, just
reach me immediately on the above telephone and fax numbers or my email
addresses furnishing me with your updated bank account your personal phone and
fax numbers and just be rest assured that this transaction will take us just 72
hours to be consummated provided you are committed to work with me.

Sincere wishes and best regards,

PATRICK OKONWA
(PRIORITY PAYMENT OFFICIER)
nid.patokonwa011@googlemail.com
nid_patokonwa011@hotmail.com

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