419 scam: "Lt General Peter Olu"<peter@nyu.edu> SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <genpeterolu11@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:32:01 +1000
Subject: SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

I am General Peter Olu (Ltd) National Special Adviser to the New President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Presidential Code: PC8008). I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel,

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding contract/inheritance fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this plenary section of the year 2016 and due to too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this plenary section of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Four Million five Hundred United States Dollars (US$4,500,000) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm
the following information below:

1) Your full Name and Address;
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No;
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status
4) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;

Immediate we receive this from you further details will be given.

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