419 scam: "NEWS"<sales@geotop.ro> COMPENSATION PAYMENT

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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 us 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)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- +2348055460435 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "NEWS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pofices@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 04:32:26 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT

How are you today? And compliment of the season to you.
It's been long I heard from you last. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance

to help me in receiving the funds $25.5muds from Central Bank of Nigeria, without any positive outcome. I am obliged to

inform you that I have succeeded in DIVERTING the funds with the help of a new partner from Australia.

Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of

Finance (FMF) and he rendered a tremendous help to us.

My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. In appreciation of your efforts in receiving the

Funds I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $2MUSD (two million US Dollars only) This is from my own share, i did

this simply to show you that it is good to do good things to the right people always.

Presently, I am in Australia for investment project with my own share under the advice of my partner. Meanwhile, I didn't

forget your past efforts and attempts to get this funds transfer to your bank despite that it failed us somehow, i will be

sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your share or not.

Now contact the Fidelity Bank Manager in Nigeria for the payment.

Here his contact address:

Name: Mr Godson Mike
Email: godsonmikee@postino.net
Phone: +2348055460435

Please do let me know immediately you receive the fund from the bank so that we can share the joy together after all the

suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here in Australia because of the investment projects, which the new

partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to get in touch with Mr godson Mike the bank manager so that the fund will be

transfer to your bank account without any delay.

With My Best Regards,
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.
FORMER CENTRAL BANK GOV
NIGERIA.

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