419 scam: "Joseph Brown" <jeobrown11@gmail.com> VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT

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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:

The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (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.
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.
- josephbrown01@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Brown" <jeobrown11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:21:40 -0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT

UBA NEW YORK Corporate Office Headquarters
I Rockefeller Plaza (8th Floor)
New York NY10020
Our Ref:UBA/NYU/SFE/12.5/WD/015
United States of America

Attention: CUSTOMER,

The Management of the UBA NEW YORK Corporate Office Headquarters I
Rockefeller Plaza (8th Floor) New York NY10020 wishes to inform you that
after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives on the 10th Day of
November 2015 at precisely 9 A.M., we deem it appropriate to intimate you
that your funds will be transferred into the United States Treasury
Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New
York according to the record we got from Africa due to your inability to
complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment
obligation.The actual transfer of your funds Part Payment SUM of
(US$5.5Million) into the government account comes up next week.

Note; This Fund was shifted from West Africa Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire to UBA
NEW YORK Corporate through the help of US Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire
Mr.Terence P. McCulley, Jr who instructed the central bank of Cote
d'Ivoire to transfer your fund out from Africa to our bank here where it
will be easy for you to obtain.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa
Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United States
Government Treasury Account as un-servicenable funds in compliance to
section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in
2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11,2001.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be
transferred into following the government directive:

Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York.
JP Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United States Treasury Department
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO:021109593
Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of
those transactions to be seized by the United States Government. Also be
informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST)
to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST} is $185 and no other fee is involved.You are
required to send the fee of $185 MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the
bank where your transaction originate. As soon as hear from you on how to
send the fee, i will sent you the info.

If we received the fee,we will transfer your funds before we close office
and the funds will reflect 3 hours after the transfer.We will send you
all the transfer documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals
from your account same day the funds are transferred.We have waited for so
long and we cannot continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Joseph Brown
Payment Coordinator (Africa Representative NY)
UBA NEW YORK Corporate Office Headquarters
I Rockefeller Plaza (8th Floor)
New York NY10020
Email:( josephbrown01@aol.com )
Tel +1 347 635 8706

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