419 scam: "MS. CHRISTINE CUMMING" <drkelvinadam7@gmail.com> RE: FINAL NOTICE ON THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOR

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
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.
- federalreservebank@superposta.com (Superposta; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MS. CHRISTINE CUMMING" <drkelvinadam7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalreservebank@superposta.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:58:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTICE ON THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOR

FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK,
Intl. Banking Centre
33
Liberty street, New York
NY 10015

To:Sir



This message is
intended for the named recipient only and may contain privileged and
confidential
information. If
you have received this in error, please notify us immediately. Please do not
disclose the contents to anyone or copy it to outside parties. Thank
you.

RE: FINAL NOTICE ON
THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOR

We write you regarding the
difficulty you have been having in receiving your long over due payment, based
on the reports by the
FBI,
The
Government has
issued an express order that all beneficiaries such as you be paid immediately,
the government will buy back the debt owed to you and recover the funds itself
because it will be impossible for you as an individual to receive the payment,
Following the directives of the government regarding your over delayed payment,
we wish to let you know that we have been having a series of meetings with the
Department of
Homeland
Security,Washington, USA,
the United
Nations and the
World
Bank regarding
the immediate release your funds to your designated bank account.

We
wish to explain further that we were authorized to release the funds to your
account immediately to avoid all you have been going through in the past, we
have verified and approved the funds for immediate remittance to your account,
to this end we advise that you send the following information to me via email so
we can commence with the transfer immediately.

Your full name:

Your Telephone Number:
Your
Home Address.

Your complete banking details

Your Occupation

The expected amount

Once we
receive the information we will verify them and then get back to you with the
final transfer process.

Your urgent response to this message
is expected, you are advised to STOP all communications with anyone
else regarding this payment, if the government discovers that you are still
making contacts with other people we will be forced to cancel this payment
permanently and I assure you it will never be paid again.

Your urgent response shall
expedite the remittance of your funds within the next 24 hours.
Kindly
contact us via this email add ( federalreservebank@superposta.com ) you can also
reach me on 716-777-
3068

Regards,

MS.
CHRISTINE CUMMING

Vice President

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