419 scam: "PAYMENT JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MINNA NIGER STATE"<judicialcommission@gov.com> DO NOT IGNORE

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "executive governor" (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.
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.
- +23418812104 (Nigeria, landline)
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.
- judicialcommission@virgilio.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MINNA NIGER STATE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judicialcommission@virgilio.it>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:16:28 +0900
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE

13th April, 2012

Attention Contract payment beneficiary

FIRST / SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR PAYMENT APPROVAL OF NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT.

This is to formally bring to your notice that the Contract file in which you appeared as its payment beneficiary has

been verified, therefore reconfirm the under listed information for formal approval of the payment of the contract

sum [$25Million] by the executive governor of Niger State in your favour: [a] first name and Second name as appeared

on your means of identification, nationality / state of origin and address, occupation, sex and marital status,

telephone / fax #.

Immediately after the approval, the Commission and relevant government agencies will engage you to work out or

discuss payment modalities to ensure that the aforementioned amount is released / paid to you within the stipulated

time frame in the ACTS through which this Commission was established to carry out this mandate by Niger State

Government. Note that, failure to respond within the reasonable time allowed, your file will be bypassed and the

Contract amount as appeared therein, recorded as a forfeited / unclaimed fund subsequently.

Finally, this is a true mandate and transparent scheme hence, do not regard it as hoax or an attempt to lure you as

members of this Commission are men and women of unquestionable characters who would not engage in act of dishonesty.

In anticipation

Dr.Suleman M. Abdullahi

For security reasons send your correspondence herein

:judicialcommission@virgilio.it

For confirmation call tel:+ 234-1-881-2104

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