419 scam: "DR. Roland Thomas"<dmackenzie@bellnet.ca> 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:

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:
- "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.
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.
- nicolassmithr2@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. Roland Thomas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nicolassmithr2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 22:40:33 -0000
Subject: Your outstanding payment

Hello,

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

This is to urgently bring to your notice that the world Bank Delegation temporally sitting
in Nigeria is working with the Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria plc ,
the Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria plc (ICB) and the world bank dlegation have resolved to transfer
your outstanding credit value USD15,500,000,00 Fifteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars only into an account that wil be
nominated by you through wire transfer KTT OR by ATM SWIFT PAYMENT CARD.

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 and other local banks by concerned beneficiaries through FBI investigation unit USA.

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
healt which you are not sure to survive .

Therefore, you are most required to forward to the Intercontinental Bank
Plc your personal contact datas as listed below, and also confirm to the payment officer if
you have authorized your next of kin to receive your payment on your behave.

1. Full name:...................
2. Full address:........................
3. Phone..........Mobile:........& fax:..............
4. Your Age:.......Sex:..F........& 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. NICHOLAS J. SMITH
INTERNATIONAL REMITANCE DIRECTOR
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC (ICB)
Email;nicolassmithr2@yahoo.co.jp

Thank you and expecting your urgent response.

DR. Roland Thomas.
Senior Managing Director
Security & Investigation
World Bank office,
Geneva Switzerland

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