419 scam: Israel Obiorah Jr <scottd@xmission.com> Dear Sir/Ma

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Israel Obiorah Jr <scottd@xmission.com>
Reply-To: minis.ffina@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 05:47:27 -0600
Subject: Dear Sir/Ma

Dear Sir/Ma

I want to update you that the meeting today with U.S secretary Kelly
and Benin Republic of West African president Talon Patrice, stated
that your funds will be released but according to the instruction,the
government of Benin Republic said that if these $7,800,000,00 will be
transfer through bank to bank wire that the cost will be $650 as these
funds will reflect into your personal account between 72 hours. But as
mentioned earlier to us that you are currently unemployed and nothing
can make you to have this cost in next few months, so now keep me
update if you really want this transfer or to ask the UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA for reloads of an ATM VISA CARD and while you will send the
courier charges as owner of the card who responsible , so keep me
update with your delivery information such as,

Your full name...........
Your currently address..........
Your current phone...............
Your Age........
Your current occupation...............
Your passport....................

With this,i will forge ahead and make sure that once i confirms these
information i will know if you want through bank to bank wire or
through reloads ATM VISA CARD which the bank will print out your bank
account statement proof of reloads your ATM Visa card and then ,i will
involves the courier to verify their shipping cost and keep you update
so upon making up with courier cost you will have the courier tracking
numbers so you will have access of track t monitor the couriers air
movement till their arrival to deliver your ATM visa card sum of
$7,800,000,00 house.

Please take note that stated that you will always withdraw $25,000
through this ATM VISA CARD.

Thanks and waiting to hear from you
Yours,

Israel Obiorah Jr.

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