419 scam: "International payment Office"<paymentoffice1@govt.org> ARE YOU ALIVE ? IS MR. PETER DESMOND YOUR NEXT OF KIN ?

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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.
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.
- +2347087213321 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- fundsremittance_dept01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International payment Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundsremittance_dept01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 23:12:46 +0300
Subject: ARE YOU ALIVE ? IS MR. PETER DESMOND YOUR NEXT OF KIN ?

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OFFICE,
WEST AFRICAN PAYMENT DIVISION(2)
FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION.
OUR REF: 10667ADB
YOUR REF: 89007/2011
9TH AUGUST , 2011

Good day to you ,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to you if you are there to read this message.I am Mr.Antony Moore the Finance Director Of

the Compensation Office West African District Division(2).Your long over due payment from the Nigeria Governments for Fraud Compensations which we believe you have received

several emails on is now completelty ready to be released to you.

There is presently a counter claims on your funds by one Mr.Peter Desmond , who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered

into an agreement with him, to help you in receiving your fund.He is also ready to pay for the release charge of $255 USD on your funds which makes us want to make this last

confirmation before going ahead to pay this Mr.Peter Desmond.

Here comes the big question. Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mr.Peter Desmond )? Thereby making him the current beneficiary the sum of $2.500.000.000.00 with

the following account details:? Mr.Peter Desmond , ac/number: 6503809428. Routing/122006743, b/name: Citi Bank, address: New York ,usa, we shall proceed to issue all payments

details to the above named person if we do not hear from you within the next five working days.

Respond to this e-mail on ( fundsremittance_dept01@hotmail.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.Just like i said

ealier supposed beneficiary Mr.Peter Desmond is ready to pay the only release charge on your funds which is £195,if we allow him pay this fee that authomatically makes him the

owner and the money will be transfered into his account so do respond to this message if you are alive so that we can be sure of doing the right thing due to the hugh amount of

money involved. Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Below again is My Contact Info:

Contact Agent Name: Mr.Antony Moore
Email:( fundsremittance_dept01@hotmail.com )
Tel : +234-708-721-3321.

If you are alive then i want you to send us your following details so that we can begin process for the release of your funds :

1.Full Name:.....
2.Full Address;........
3.Phone Number :........
4.Sex:...........
5.Ocuupation:.........

Get back to me with the below informations so that i can inform you how you are to send the only needed charge of £195 for the release of your funds which we told Mr.Peter not

to pay yet untill nothing is heard from you in 7 working days which will make us believe that truely you are no more and that Mr.Peter Desmond is right.

Regards,
MR.ANTONY MOORE .
DIRECTOR WEST AFRICA DISTRICT DIVISION(2).
INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPT,FOREIGN OPERATION

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