419 scam: "Isolo Rasaq James" <ccs1912@mixmail.com> Re: With Due Respect

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- ovie1912a@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Isolo Rasaq James" <ccs1912@mixmail.com>
Reply-To: <ovie1912a@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:20:57 -0700
Subject: Re: With Due Respect

Dear Friend,

I am conducting a standard procedural research for the relative of our late
customer Engr. Anker Fisher (An America), who was the Owner/MD of Drillog
Petro-Dynamics Limited, investigation revealed that he died while on holiday
with his wife and children during the Tsunami disaster.

Before the disaster Engr. Anker operated a Non Residence Domiciliary
(Dollars) Account with our Bank, to date his dormant account balance is Twelve
Millions Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($12.5M). As the deceased
Account Officer, the bank's management have mandate me to present the
deceased relative or partner (if any) within fourteen (14) Banking days,
otherwise the fund will be reverted to the treasury as unclaimed deposit.

It is base on this mandate that I solicit for your permission to use your
name as the beneficiary Next of Kin to the deceased and thereby transferring
the fund into your bank account before the time given to me elapses. I have all
the legal documents that can be used to back up this claim in your favour and
also protect us from any breach of the law.

You will be compensated with 30% of this fund for your assistance, while the
balance 70% is kept safely pending my retirement from active service. This
transaction is risk free, strictly private and must be treated with utmost
confidentiality.

Please contact me through the details below with the following Information
needed to process the claim:

Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation
Age:

Further information regarding this transaction will be communicated to you
on receipt of your response.

Regards,

Isolo Rasaq James
Non Residenc Account Department
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Victoria Island, Lagos
Email: ovie1912a@yahoo.co.jp

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