419 scam: "John Taiwo"<john_taiwo74@yahoo.com> late Andreas Schranner

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- 2348126494979

Fraud email example:

From: "John Taiwo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john_taiwo74@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:03:08 -0700
Subject: late Andreas Schranner

From: Mr.John Tawio

Dear Friend,

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this transaction as I got your contact through a friend who attended a trade mission in your country, but I did not disclose the nature of the business to him.

I am Mr. John Tawio, an accountant with a leading financial institution here in Nigeria in which the Late Andreas Schranner made a deposit before he died. I came to you in my private search for a reliable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money hence; you will be presented as the next of kin to the deceased.

The Proposition: My late client Andreas Schranner who died on 25th July 2000 aboard AF4590 which crashed into the Hotelissimo with all 109 people on board and five who died on the ground when the plan crashed, while returning from his country from a business trip. He deposited with our financial institution a huge sum of money worth US$9.7 Million; having heard of the tragic incident involving late Andreas Schranner and his family, the financial institution now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by the financial institution through Nigerian Apex Bank management and myself to get in touch with any of his family's but I personally found out that he died with his wife Maria who was 62, their daughter Andrea Eich who was 38, her husband Christian who was 57, and their children Katharina who was 8 and Maximilian who was 10, all died in the crash.

The only name of next of kin given to me by Andreas Schranner unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is unknown to our management. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family; I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late Andreas Schranner, so that the money is released to you as the next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by me as I will be involving an attorney who will ensure that all legal documents are processed in your favor because he gave me the certificate of deposit before his death. You can take time and verify from the website as shown herein for confirmation of the crash,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for us. The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process through an attorney at law. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly reply me immediately you get this mail.

I want you to also furnish me with the following information:

1.Your full names and address.
1. Your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers.

I will have to apply for the release of the fund in your favor as the next of kin knowing fully well that I am very much in active service and as such; will guide you on the claim. Finally, note that our financial institution / management does not know that I have the Deposit Certificate as their intention is to have the funds confiscated to the interest of the management which will do me or my family no good but as the accountant to the late Andreas Schranner as at the time of deposit, I happened to have the privilege of been in possession of the Deposit Certificate.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and I shall give you more details on what we are to do to claim the funds without any hitch. Note, we shall do it a way that the funds will be released through bank to bank however; I want this transaction to be treated with STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY and TOP SECRET.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.John Tawio.
Tel: 234-81264-94979

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