419 scam: "Mark Louis"<marklouis_2008@yahoo.co.jp> OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS

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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:
- "million 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)
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045751632 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- johnhill1000000@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Louis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnhill1000000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12:57 -0800
Subject: OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS

OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
LONDON.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment
file which worth about Five Million United States Dollars
(US$5,000,000.00) only.

We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the
British Government has set aside Eight Hundred Million United State Dollars
(US$800,000,000.00) only from the One Billion Dollars collected from
fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime Commissions both
in London and Nigeria. These include cash and frozen assess to
compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some
imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria, London and other part of the country.

Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging
your payment through an accredited bank in USA. This is the latest
instruction by the President Umar Musa Yar’ Adua Federal Republic of
Nigeria and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. in conjuction with US
government.

Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund (US$5,Million) by
sending us the below information and how you wish to receive your fund.

1. Your Full Name and Address
2. Direct Phone/Fax number

3. Your Age and Nationality

4. Occupation

For your information you have to stop any further communication with
any other person(s) or office(s) in respect of transferring your fund,
this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised
to contact the below office of the Financial AuditorInternational
Credit Settlement Dept. London with the above information as soonas you
receive this important message for more direction on this

Contact Person:Mr.John Hill
Email:johnhill1000000@yahoo.co.jp

Please call me on my number +44 7045751632 it is very important you
call me as soon as you receive this email.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (445) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
Mr.John Hill

Regards,
Mr.Mark Louis
OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
LONDON

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