419 scam: "Interpol"<infoinfo@inter.it> **** SPAM **** YOUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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. )
- "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.
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.
- +2348149822801
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- cncn732@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Interpol" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cncn732@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 05:03:08 +0200
Subject: **** SPAM **** YOUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

MR MIKE OKIRO
INTERNATIONAL POLICE (INTERPOL}
803 FINANCIAL DIVISION
PHONE: +234-814-982-2801
http://www.interpol.int/

ATTN: Beneficiary

YOUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.

I AM MR MIKE OKIRO, HEAD. INTERNATIONAL POLICE(INTERPOL NIGERIA. THIS ORGANIZATION IS SET UP TO FIGHT AGAINST,CORRUPTION,CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN,CYBER CRIME,DRUGS,ENVIRONMENTAL FAST-ID,FINANCIAL CRIME,FUGITIVES,MARITIME PIRACY,ORGANIZED CRIME,PEOPLE SMUGGLING,PHARMACEUTICAL CRIME, TERRORISM,TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS,TRAFFICKING IN ILLICIT GOODS,VEHICLE CRIME, WANTED PERSON,WAR CRIME,WEAPON, WORKS OF ART ETC IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH SECRET AGENCIES AROUND THE GLOBE TRYING TO STOP INTERNET FRAUD THAT IS AIMED AT UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE EUROPE AND ASIA. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WIRING OUT MONEY TO NIGERIA AND ALSO UK, BENIN REPUBLIC, GHANA ,SOUTH AFRICA ASIA, EUROPE.

FROM OUR INVESTIGATIONS WE DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FRAUDSTERS. THEY WILL DISAPPEAR ONCE THEY ARE DONE COLLECTING ALL YOUR MONEY. AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR FRAUDULENT OPERATIONS INCLUDES: WESTERN UNION FRAUD,CHECK FRAUD ,ATM CARD FRAUD, CREDIT CARD FRAUD,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,LOTTERY PROMOTION,ONLINE DATING SCAM,ONLINE SALES SCAM,ONLINE DATING/LOVE SCAM,JOB SCAM,E.T.C

I THEREFORE OBLIGE THAT YOU RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL,SINCE THE
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED NATION HAS MANDATED THE REAL CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA THROUGH ITS NEW GOVERNOR, MR GODWIN EMEFIELE TO PAY BACK ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR HARD EARN MONEY IN THE HAND OF THESE SCAMMER.

MORE DETAILS WOULD BE GIVEN TO YOU ONCE YOUR RESPONSE IS RECEIVED OR YOU CAN CONTACT

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK ON HIS CELLPHONE NUMBER: OR ON HIS EMAIL PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS cncn732@yahoo.com.

REGARDS
MIKE OKIRO
INTERNATIONAL POLICE NIGERIA

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