419 scam: Kenneth Obiwali <dr_acad@nitw.ac.in> PAYMENT APPROVAL!

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Kenneth Obiwali <dr_acad@nitw.ac.in>
Reply-To: Kenneth Obiwali <webfile10@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 20:11:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL!

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, LAGOS, NIGERIA.
PAYMENT APPROVALSIR,ONCE AGAIN, I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND IS READY FOR PAYMENT, AS APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. THIS TIME HOWEVER, I WISH TO CONFIRM FROM YOU IF MR. GARY RAYMOND WHO IS IN MY OFFICE FOR THE SAME REASON, HAS YOUR MANDATE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF, AS HE IS CLAIMING WITH WRITTEN EVIDENCE SIGNED BY YOU. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MR. GARY RAYMOND IS FROM HOUSTON TEXAS, U.S.A. BECAUSE THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY WRONG PAYMENT, KINDLY NOTE THAT UPON YOUR CONFIRMATION OF HIS MANDATE AND AUTHORIZATION, WE SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO PAY THE FUNDS INTO THE FOLLOWING BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL, AS SUBMITTED BY MR. GARY RAYMOND;BENEFICIARY'S NAME; GARY RAYMOND, BANK NAME; CITIZENS BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE,BANK ADDRESS; 207 WASHINGTON STREET,ROGERSVILLE TN 37857-0000 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 705383140ROUTING NUMBER; 064202967.SINCERELY,MR.FRANCIS UBA,PRINCIPAL OFFICER.

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