419 scam: "john idumota" <baristjohnidumota@hotmail.com> very urgent and confidential

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
- "lagos" (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.
- drjohnidumota@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john idumota" <baristjohnidumota@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drjohnidumota@myway.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:07:03 +0000
Subject: very urgent and confidential

Good day to you,

My name is DR.John Idumota from Nigeria in West Africa. I work
with Global Express Courier Services, Lagos Nigeria as a programming
Manager which involve my direct assets to the director of this
Company and other prominent personalities here as a result of this
intimacy I was able to be linked with the Governor of Plateu State
his Excellency Chief Joshua Dariya who was in peach, and his State
was declared State of emergency.

Meanwhile all his personal assess and Foreign / Local A/c are being
monitored by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Secretly Chief Joshua have arranged with my director CEO to move the
total sum of $14m through diplomatic means to a Lebanon indigene who
live in your Country to stand as a beneficiary of this money as
consignment. Nevertheless as a programming manager in my Company I
have the veto to change the ownership data to yours with your
particulars as the owner of the concernment as regards to this
information you are required to forward as below: -

1. Your full name .2. Your phone and fax number .3. Your home
/office address where you will like the consignment to be delivered.
In conclusion, this business will done in good faith and trust with
utmost confidentiality between you and I, because my director CEO
and other personnel's involve will not be moved to any action if
they find out the diversion of the consignment, since the
transaction is illegal from the Federal Government of Nigeria . More
so Courier Company dose not carry money.

All the necessary immunity documents that will cover the consignment
from any search authority anywhere in the word have being obtained
and the money have being packaged in a box and sealed as a corporate
document waiting for the delivery. If you agree the terms, we can
discuss your percentage.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate time, and
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
through this Email Address:drjohnidumota@myway.com to enable
us discuss further.

Waiting for your urgent response.

DR. John Idumota
Programming Manager
Global Express Courier Services.

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