419 scam: "Minister of Finance"<carlos@online.com.br> Release of Your Contract Inheritance Compensation Payment of $25,500,000.00 !!

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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:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "minister@administrativos.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Minister of Finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfinance@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:21:41 -0200
Subject: Release of Your Contract Inheritance Compensation Payment of $25,500,000.00 !!

Dear Beneficiary,

I am Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nigerian Minister of finance Federal Republic of Nigeria. I Write to inform you that your outstanding contracts/inheritance and lottery Winning due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, from 2000 till date your name and emails address was discovered as next on the list for payment of ($25,500,000.00) Million .

Following my resumption of office and the swearing in of our new Elected President Good luck Ebele Jonathan for the second time on his inauguration speech to all the foreign Contactors and beneficiaries of overdue payment with the Central Bank of Nigeria and commercial banks and those who has lost money to hoaxers and corrupts bank and government officials,

He has mandate my office to directly complete the transfer of your fund to your accounts, by SWIFT TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER:: in respect to this information and directive I have concluded a meeting with the board of directors of Central Bank and other Commercial Bank Directors in Nigeria to provided the list of beneficiaries which you are among.

Response back with your account details which the fund will be transfer via email minister@administrativos.com

BEST REGARDS,

Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigerian Minister of finance

Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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