419 scam: "DR. BERNARD UCHE" <fmf@live.com> Your Contract Approved Payment..... DID YOU SEND ANY ONE ?

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348120471763

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. BERNARD UCHE" <fmf@live.com>
Reply-To: dr.bernarduche@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:49:19 -0500
Subject: Your Contract Approved Payment..... DID YOU SEND ANY ONE ?

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS NIGERIA.
Tel: +2348120 471763fund

I am Dr. Bernard Uche a director managing director of foreign assets control
department of the federal ministry of Finance and was instructed by the Hon.
minister of finance to find out before the end f this month, why your contract
payment worth total sum of $9, 500000 (Nine Million Five hundred thousand
dollars) which was secures in a consignment box with a personal identification
number (PIN) and access code is still unclaimed.

However, there are two gentlemen here who came from your country to claim this
consignment on your behalf and the reason given to us is that you instructed
them to claim your fund; that you are terminal sick. I tried reaching you on
phone number which was in the payment file as the beneficiary's direct cell
phone number but the number was not reachable, our webmaster made a research
and submitted your email address so we decided pass this message via your
email address.

We need now hear from you to be sure that you instructed these men to claim
your or not. If you are not the person instructed them kindly fill the bellow
information and state it clear that you did not send them.

1) YOUR FULL NAME_ _ __ _ _
2) YOUR PHONE NUMBER_ _ __ _ _CELL PHONE, MOBILE#_ _ __ _ _
3) YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS_ _ __ _ _NEARESTAIRPORT_ _ __ _ _
4) YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITION_ _ __ _ _.D.O.B_ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _

Upon the proper identification, the Hon. minister of finance will immediately
sign the payment release approval letter and hand your consignment box over to
the diplomatic call service to deliver your fund to your provided address. Our
desire is to serving you better.

Best regards,

DR. BERNARD UCHE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN
ASSETS CONTROL DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS NIGERIA.
Direct line: Tel: +2348120 471763

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