419 scam: "Christopher James"<spam@ecole.ru> EXPECTING YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- christopherjames109@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ChristopherJames109@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:41:53 -0800
Subject: EXPECTING YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE

Dear Sir

Your contact was given to us by one of our foreign Consultant here in N.N.P.C, even though we did not disclose to him the aim and purpose of our request for a trusted person we can transact with.

My name is Mr. Christopher James I work with the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C). My Colleagues and I deliberately over invoiced a Contract Payment, even though the Contractor has been paid fully what is due to his Company. The deliberate over invoicing is to the tune of Seventeen Million United States D o l l a r s ($17,000,000.00) Only.

My contacting you is to ask for your assistance so that the over invoiced Amount can be transferred to you for mutual business investment benefit. It is only foreign Account that can receive this over invoice because we must present the transfer as an outstanding balance due to the Original Contractor.

Finally my Colleagues and I agreed that for your help, we will give you 20% of the total Fund when transferred, 5% for our local expenses and your expenses as well including all the bank charges, while 75% will be for myself and my Colleagues which you will help us to invest in your Country on any profitable business.

Expecting your swift response

Regards,

Mr. Christopher James

ChristopherJames109@hotmail.com

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