419 scam: Alan Hudson Lopes <dgsergiunnation@gmail.com> 67 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348179516091

Fraud email example:

From: Alan Hudson Lopes <dgsergiunnation@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paydaydept@accountant.com
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:35:39 +0100
Subject: 67 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS

ABUJA CORPORATE OFFICE: : A1 AMAC PLAZA,
ZONE 3 WUSE, ABUJA.
FRIDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER 2013.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

IT IS NOW EXACTLY 67 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THIS OFFICE JUST CONCLUDED AN EMERGENCY MEETING THIS MORNING AS REGARDS
YOUR $15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS WHICH IS SCHEDULED WITH A GREEN LIGHT TO HIT
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE TODAY BEFORE 4PM YOUR LOCAL TIME TODAY.

BUT IN THE PROCESS TO HAVE YOUR FUND RELEASED TODAY IT WAS DISCOVERED BY
THE BANK CONTROL TOWER THAT YOUR TRANSFER LACKED THE FOLLOWING AS MENTIONED
BELOW

THE CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE (COB)
THE BANK TRANSFER APPROVAL (BTA)
THE INHERITANCE PAYMENT ORDER (IPO)

WHICH HAS PROPELLED ,WARRANTED AND PROMPTED US TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY
BY INFORMING YOU OF THE CAUSE OF YOUR TRANSFER DELAY.

PLEASE WE DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY DIRTY DEALINGS OF TRYING TO
TRANSFER YOUR FUND WITHOUT SECURING THIS THREE VITAL DOCUMENTS BECAUSE IF
WE DO ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER YOUR $15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS WITHOUT THIS THREE
VITAL DOCUMENTS AND IT IS FOUND OUT THAT YOU DID NOT SECURE THIS THREE
VITAL DOCUMENTS YOUR TRANSFER WILL BE STOPPED, CANCELED AND RETURNED BACK
TO THE GOVERNMENTS TREASURY AS AN UN-CLAIMED WHICH THIS NOBLE BANK’S NAME
WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE MUD WHICH WE DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH.

TO SECURE THESE THREE DOCUMENTS YOU MUST AS A MATTER OF URGENCY PAY THE SUM
OF ONLY $90 VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TO THE INFORMATION BELOW.

RECEIVERS NAME: ABU YUSUF
RECEIVERS ADDRESS: 21, BOLADE OJO STREET,LAGOS,NIGERIA.
AMOUNT: $90 ONLY
TEXT QUESTION: NEW
TEXT ANSWER: YEAR
MTCN NUMBER:
SENDERS NAME:
SENDERS ADDRESS:

AS SOON AS YOU EFFECT THE PAYMENT NOW KINDLY ENSURE THAT YOU SEND BACK TO
US THE PAYMENT DETAILS ALONG WITH YOUR CORRECT BANKING DETAILS FOR PROPER
VETTING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR $15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS IS TRANSFERRED INTO
THE CORRECT BANK ACCOUNT AND NOT THE WRONG ACCOUNT.

NOTE FINALLY THAT YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ANY REASON TO PAY ANY OTHER FEE OR
BILL EVER AGAIN IN OTHER TO HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT CREDITED ONCE YOU PAY THE
ONLY ABOVE REQUESTED FEE/BILL.

PLEASE DO THIS NOW AND CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU
IMMEDIATELY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

WE CARE,

BEST REGARDS,

MR. ALAN HUDSON LOPES.
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TELEPHONE: +234-817-951-6091

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