419 scam: "Mr.Martin Iwuoba"<bert040@tim.it> ONLINE 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:

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:
- "transfer into your account" (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.
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.
- infofile413@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Martin Iwuoba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infofile413@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 18:17:03 +0400
Subject: ONLINE PAYMENT

Dear Sir,

After series of internal consultations, your funds release has been scheduled to be effected from the COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT BANK (CWDB) in Philippine due to the country's relaxed financial policy. The long outstanding over due payment (US$ 1,275,000.00) (One Million Two Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand United States Dollars) has been redirected to this paying Bank for the immediate fund-TRANSFER into your account via online Banking. Thank you very much in anticipation to a successful resolution to this situation.Hope to receive your full cooperation and fruitful response at earliest.

I will keep you posted on the progress as soon as I hear from you for more information. Email infofile413@gmail.com

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Martin Iwuoba

Payment Coordinator,
For:
Payment Reconciliation Unit & Debt Review Committee

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