419 scam: "James Aluko"<mallanshirua@yahoo.com.hk> YOUR REQUIRED PAYMENT APPLICATION LETTER

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "James Aluko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markokonta@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 19:02:04 +0100
Subject: YOUR REQUIRED PAYMENT APPLICATION LETTER

YOUR APPROVED REF#: DPR/FGN/PH-KADREF/1997: WITH SUM OF US$19.5MILLION:
Dear Beneficiary,
After the deliberation of the Board Members of the Senate Committee, Members of Contract Award and Payment Committee. It was conclusively agreed by the National Assemble, which they approved payment to all Next of Kin to Late Subcontractors who have not received their final contract payment before deceased.
Your name was discovered a next of kin to one late beneficiary who did not receive his contract payment before decease. And following the instruction of the deceased who left a WILL in your favour, stated upon demised, his contract sum of USD$19.5Million shall release to you his next of kin. Please you are advised to apply for the release of your inheritance fund.
For your identification. You are required to reconfirm the information as indicate below. YOUR FULL NAME, AND ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, YOUR AGE, PROFESSION, OFFICE POSITION, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH, STATE OF ORIGIN. These will enable the above fund released to you without delay.
Details as it concerns the release of your fund will be giving to you upon your response to this inheritance notification letter with above information required
Your quick response needed.
Regards,
Mr. James Aluko, (Director),
Contract Award & Payment Committee (DPR

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