419 scam: "Senator Aliu Ibrahim."<oficeofice12@yahoo.com.ph> Immediate Release of Your Fund Valued $15.5Million.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Aliu Ibrahim." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <senatorbrahim3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:53 +0100
Subject: Immediate Release of Your Fund Valued $15.5Million.

From The Desk Of:Senator Aliu Ibrahim.

Chairman Senate Committee.

On Foreign Debt Payment.

Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

ATTN:FUND BENEFICIARY:

Re:Immediate Release of Your Fund Valued $15.5Million.

Sequel to directives given to us by the Federal Executive council (FEC) and our Senate to effect immediate payment of your long overdue fund $15,500,000,00 owed by our overnment to you and towards our verification and normalisation of your immediate payment as we were mandated to carry out,you are to provide us with the following informations:

I.Scanned copy of either your driving license or passport.

II.Your full names,address and telephone number.

III.Your occupation and marital status.

As soon as we receive the above listed requirements and upon completion of our verification,further action will be taken without further delay regarding the immediate release of your fund to your account.Mind you,what will be released to your account for now is the principal sum inview of the limited funds available for this exercise.Do reconfirm

your account details as stated below:

Washington Mutual Bank

Issaquah Washington,1195 Gilman Blvd

Issaquah,

Washington.

Account No:0974826839

James W. Littlefield

8080 Harborview Rd.

P.O. Box 3141

Blaine, Washington.

It is through this account as obtained in our file that your fund will be released to you.If you have any objection to this,please let us know immediately.

Yours Faithfully,

Senator Aliu Ibrahim.

Chairman Senate Committee

On Foreign Debt Payment

Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

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