419 scam: "Mr.Ighoyota Great" <ighoy.ota@hotmail.com> I Need Your Collaboration.

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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:

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)
- ",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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ighoyota Great" <ighoy.ota@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: igho_great@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:32:42 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: I Need Your Collaboration.

Good Day,

I hope this mail meets you in good condition. As a function of our no
prior meeting, this may come as a surprise to you, but don't be alarmed My
name is Mr.Ighoyota Great, Staff of Standard Chartered Bank Ltd,in Accra
Ghana.

In my capacity as a staff i attended a business conference sometime ago
2006 in Geneva,Switzerland and in the process of this conference i meet
Nadiya Mohammed Hassan of the Justice Ministry of Iraq and the business of
crude oil exportation to my country was concluded with my bank.

A special account was open for this transaction in my bank with me as the
account officer to the account.Unfortunately Nadiya Mohammed Hassan die in
a Bomb blast 30 August 2006,as at the time of her death the account has
generated the sum of US$75,000,000.00 (Seventy five Million United States
Dollars) which presently has not be claimed.

I am contacting you that my bank will be carry out the first quarter of
the yearly auditing within the next the (1) Month and if this funds is not
claimed before that time the funds will be transferred to the bank
commission account, It is in this regard that i want you to be my foreign
partner so that this funds can be transfer to any nominated bank of your
choice.

I believe i can deal with you in confidence hoping that together we can
transfer these funds successfully so that this funds can be invested either
in Europe or America, if you are interested or willing to partnership get
back to me.

I guarantee that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either
to me or yourself. Please, give me your response immediately by return mail.

Please treat with Strict Confidence.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Ighoyota Great

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