419 scam: "Dr. Alex"<stadiu@hosteur.com> Attn

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Alex" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donelimited1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 14:09:52 -1200
Subject: Attn

Dear Sir/Ma,
This is from the permanent Secretary Audit General of the Federation office, When going through payment and compensation files this morning to enable us audit payment/compensation paid out to foreign beneficiaries for reconciliation of our accounts with the Federal minister of Finance, paymaster general of the federation, accountant general of the federation and central Bank of Nigeria. I notice your name, payment details and your contract information’s are marked in red, not paid and your ATM card along with the Pin Codes has been issued for the past 6 months. Please, I will like to know the reasons you haven’t receive your ATM Card issued in your favour by our apex Bank?
Whatsoever that maybe the cause or problem explain in details to you. Also, I want you to receive this ATM card of yours as soon as possible to enable me debit and reconcile account with other ministries of government as this quarter payment is getting to close soonest and I needs to summit my reports to the senate committee on Foreign payment.
To enable this take effect, re-confirm your Postal address and telephone numbers to you and if it will be possible to you provide any form of identification, once this is received I will do my possible best to dispatch this ATM Card with the 4 digit pin code to you as doing that will work me with my works.
Regards,
Dr. E. Alex

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