419 scam: Dellaye Crawford <sen.martinkalu2005@gmail.com> PAYMENT/ TRANSFER NOTICE

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "abuja" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Dellaye Crawford <sen.martinkalu2005@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dellacrawford@representative.com
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:11:58 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT/ TRANSFER NOTICE

DEBT RECONCILIATION OFFICE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Address: 3, Akin Adesola Street
Victoria Island, Nigeria

Attention; CONTRACT FUND OWNER/ INHERITANCE

This is to notify you of a new order on the release of your contract
fund. You have been reported to be sick and hospitalized for about
Four months now by your representative Engr. Howard Renee Woods and
your partner Mrs. Latrina M. King of United State forwarding the below
account for the transfer of Partition payment of $5.5M USD of your
contract fund as instructed by you with power of attorney tendered to
us today. Please Verify these information;

Account Name: Latrina M. King
Bank Name: ABANK OF AMERICA
Address: 700 Keeaumoku Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815 USA.
ACCT # 8980 5534 2404
ROUTING # 063 100 277
Beneficiary: Latrina King

This Ministry was ordered after meeting held in the presidential
village Aso-Rock Abuja to contact and proceed with payment of your
Contract/inheritance Funds by informing you that the former bank in
charge of your payment being Oceanic Bank Plc, Zenith Bank, Barclays
Bank, Eco Bank, ETC is no longer in charge of this payment.

I wish to inform you that you’re (US$5.5M) outstanding payment has
been approved and ready to be paid but we want to confirm first from
you by giving you our mode of payment this arrangement was agreed
between the Presidency and the Senate Committees so take note that we
have (3) modes of Payment:

(1) Diplomatic Delivery: That Is Cash Payment Funds Will Be Delivered
To Your Address by a Government Accredited Diplomat.

(2) ATM Card Payment: An ATM Card Will Be Charged With This Amount
with Limited Withdrawals per Day.

(3) Swift wire transfer to the nominated bank account.

I will require you to get back to me with your decision over a chosen
mode of payment and we will take it from there.
Yours in service,

Dr. Dellaye Crawford

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