419 scam: "ABU"<financialcontrolantifraudunit@yahoo.com.hk> We are notifying you about your said fund.

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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.
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.
- +2348129579724

Fraud email example:

From: "ABU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.hamzaa@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:07:15 -0000
Subject: We are notifying you about your said fund.

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is the second time we are notifying you about your said fund. We hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. John T. Kehoe U.S.A of California, with an application to receive your Award Payment on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this.

This morning Mr. John T. Kehoe came to the office claiming that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your behalf. And i asked him to come back tomorrow to enable me verify if really you sent him or not as he did not provide any power of an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly send him.

1) Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way,Sacramento, Ca, 95864 USA, to claim and receive your payment on your behalf?

2) Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details:
Account Name: Mr. John T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #004792442195
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Swift Code: 111000025.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to us with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. John T. Kehoe to come for the claim of your Award Payment.

NOTE: THE STATED BELOW INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR SWIFT PROCESSING OF THIS PAYMENT IF YOU KNOW YOU DID NOT SEND MR. JOHN T. KEHOE.

1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....
4. AGE........
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
7. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:............
8. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............

For your information, we have Two mode of payment.
1) Bank to bank wire transfer
2) Atm Card Payment Delivery.

We wait for your urgent respond so that you will be giving an immediate Response.

Yours Faithfully,
DR.HAMZA ABU
ANTI FRAUD UNIT/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, NNPC
Direct Telephone: +2348129579724.

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