419 scam: "ROLAND WEALTH"<mel1ssa@optusnet.com.au> Your Outstanding 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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ROLAND WEALTH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nicolassmithr2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:18:29 -0000
Subject: Your Outstanding Payment

Attention: Beneficiary.

Sir,

Ref: Immediate payment of outstanding credit value (UDS15.5Million)

This is to urgently bring to your notice that the world Bank Delegation accountant general remittance department has merged with the Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria plc ,the Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria plc (ICB) resolved to transfer your outstanding credit value USD15,500,000,00 Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars only into an account nominated by you or by ATM SWIFT PAYMENT.

The resolution is in line to make sure that all CONTRACT,INHERITANCE , COMPENSATION and LOTTERY WINNERS FUNDS are paid to their respective beneficiaries. This measure is to augment the inability of the CBN to conclude the said transaction due to lack of logistics and irregularities as petitioned against the CBN by concerned beneficiaries.

Also there is an urgent need for you to reach the below officer immediately as we keep on getting letters and emails from people who claimed to be your next of kin stating that you are terminally ill and that you have authorized them to receive your fund on your behalf, as a result of your ill health .

Therefore, you are most required to forward to the Intercontinental Bank Plc your personal contact datas as listed below.

1. Full name:...................
2. Full address:........................
3. Phone..........Mobile:........& fax:..............
4. Your Age:.......Sex:..........& Your current occupation.,
5. And your identification either inter/ passport or driver license.

For further enquiries and proceeding on the transaction, kindly contact the below person with the above details accordingly,

MR. NICOLAS J. SMITH
INTERNATIONAL REMITANCE DIRECTOR
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC (ICB)

Thank you and expecting your urgent response.

DR. Roland WEALTH.

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