419 scam: "ijeh oji"<okcomputadores@telebucaramanga.net.co> I WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU

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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)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- ijeh.oji@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ijeh oji" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ojiijeh@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:33:51 -0000
Subject: I WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU

Dear Friend,

Forgive me if I have offended you want to come to your country to stay with you, please don't be surprise my parents was died by food poison and my uncle sent me out from the house, he is wicked man I hate him and I can never stay with him anymore. If you promised to take care of me and you will not cheat me when I come to stay with you, I promised you will never regret having me, my late father has 220 Kilos of Gold with a security company this is my inheritance and I am

his only child now my uncle is wicked that's why I won’t let him know about this inheritance he send me out from the house. I am 25 years old from Sudan, I want to be a nurse when I come to your country, the security company director said that I am too small to handle such Fund that I should look for my father's business partner or my investor /guardian who will manage the fund for me that is why I am seeking for your help to stand for me as my foreign investor.

If you wish Please tell me about you?

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Ms. Ijeh Oji
Reply to this is box: ijeh.oji@gmail.com

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