419 scam: "Jaiye Ebinisi"<e.jaiye03@r-way.org> Re: Your USD1.5 Million 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:
- "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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
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.
- +2348028006670 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jaiye Ebinisi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <e.jaiye03@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:24:14 +0100
Subject: Re: Your USD1.5 Million Payment.

From: Rev. Dr. Jaiye G. Ebinisi.
Director, Foreign debt settlement unit.
International Oversight.
Telephone : +234-802-800-6670

Attn: Sir : USD1.5 Million.

We wish to notify you that your USD1.5 Million inheritance funds has been programmed in your names with an ATM card number: 4988 2414 7616 3496 and is now ready for delivery to you.

The auditors have re-verified your payment file and instructed the Nigerian government to release the USD1.5 Million to you via an ATM card for easy delivery to you but the only fee you shall pay to receive your USD1.5 Million ATM card is USD198.00 being the ATM card courier (cost of delivery) fee.

The payment documents and the ATM card pin number will be deliver to you along with the USD1.5 Million ATM card to your address during delivery. The ATM card is labeled as a non-fragmented bond and is protected by a hardcover bond policy by the auditors which makes it impossible to deduct the courier fee of your ATM card from the USD1.5 Million before it has been deliver to you, so for this reason, the auditors had come to an agreement that YOU shall be the one to take the sole responsibility for the USD198.00 courier fee of your USD1.5 Million ATM card delivery before the ATM card will be deliver to you.

The total cost of the ATM card delivery fee is USD198.00 only, if the USD198.00 delivery fee and your address is received today; the USD1.5 Million ATM card, pin number brochure and the authorization documents shall be deliver to your destination address within 48hrs, this means that your USD1.5 Million ATM card package will leave to your destination first thing tomorrow morning and will get to you within 48hrs being next tomorrow.

All we are waiting now from you is the courier fee (USD198.00) of sending the ATM card to you and the reconfirmation of your delivery address where the ATM card will be delivered to you.
You are to send the USD198.00 courier fee via western union or money gram in the name of the dispatch officer ( Mr. Onyeka Oko ) stated below and also re-confirm your delivery address were you want the ATM card to be delivered to you to avoid any mistake during delivery.

Here is the western union or money gram payment information to send the USD198.00 courier payment:

Receiver name:////////// ONYEKA OKO

City://////////////////////////// ABUJA

Country://////////////////////////// NIGERIA

Test question:////////////////////////// HONEST

Test answer:////////////////////////////// TRUST

Amount://///////////////////////////////////// USD198.00

After paying the USD198.00 courier fee, send the following payment information
to me.

1. Sender's name and address

2. MTCN number

3. Text question & Answer

Call me on telephone number +234-8028006670 as soon as you receive this message for clarification.

I await your immediate attention on the USD198.00 courier fee and your delivery information to enable your ATM card delivery proceeds tomorrow morning.

Yours faithfully,

Rev. Dr. Jaiye G. Ebinisi.
Director, Foreign debt settlement unit.
International Oversight.
Telephone : +234-802-800-6670

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