419 scam: "Dale Christopher"<root@pmcfl.com> Re: Reply!

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dale Christopher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dale.christopher@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 18:19:32 +0100
Subject: Re: Reply!

Good day!
I hope all is well with you and your family at this moment; I tried calling in through your telephone earlier this morning to inform you that we are now willing to release your held back funds by the federal government. After going through your record for the past years regarding your unpaid contract/inheritance fund, it seems that you have been deceived by the previous administration by making it difficult for you to access this fund. Now we have taken over control of this office.
As I said earlier in my previous mail to you sometimes back, I work directly with the Presidency on foreign debt matters. I decided to contact you to offer my personal assistance to you for the release of your fund once you are ready to work with me.
For your information in the budget released by the Presidency few days ago, the federal government proposed another sum of US$2billion for the settlement of foreign contractors only. I will help you to arrange for this payment as you have agreed to share with me, please, let me hear from you as soon as possible for more details on what to do for this great opportunity.
With my sincere heart, I write this message once again to you this day; because I am aware of what you have been going through concerning the release of your fund in the hand of the bank officials, therefore, do not disregard this contact from me today.
Thanks and God bless as I wait to hear from you without delay to know where you stand on this matter.
Dale Christopher.

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