419 scam: "Dr. Charles Dike"<cha554@kimo.com> AW: Awaiting your response

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Charles Dike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cha555@kimo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 02:10:04 +0100
Subject: AW: Awaiting your response

Director,
Escrow Account Officer
Central Bank of Nigeria
CBN Escrow Account Officer,
Zurich, Switzerland.

Good day,

We need to confirm from you if Credit Suisse Cie SA, Zurich Switzerland has credited your account, with the approved amount of US$15,500,000.00 Million United States Dollars only as instructed by African Union.

The African Union has instructed for an immediate transfer to all beneficiaries who has an outstanding payment to collect We will be obliged to confirm from you if you have received the money from our corresponding bank the Credit Suisse Cie SA to enable us close your file and put our record straight.

Thanks for the anticipated cooperation.

Dr. Charles Dike
Director,
Escrow Account Officer
Central Bank of Nigeria
CBN Escrow Account Officer,
Zurich, Switzerland.

Anti-fraud resources:

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