419 scam: "HON OHAKIM G." <nvgrannie89820@yahoo.com> WANT TO BUY A MODERATE HOUSE IN YOUR ARIA

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348053569016 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "HON OHAKIM G." <nvgrannie89820@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infomydesk@mail.mn
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:13:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WANT TO BUY A MODERATE HOUSE IN YOUR ARIA

Attention!!!

I am an Executive Governor of one of the South Eastern State, (Imo State) here in the Federal Republic of Nigeria; it is a privilege having your contact from a reliable source therefore making it pleasant to the best of my interest to contact you for enquiry as stated bellow,

One of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) foreign contractor from your Country, whom I assisted in securing a Contract worth of Forty Five Million US Dollars offered me a gift of Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars and informed me that the amount will be issued to me on a certified bank check and send to me to cash, he called me this morning to remind me that the check will be issued as soon as I give him the name that would be writing on the check and address of where to post the check,

I discussed with my wife and agreed together to use this money to buy House for my family around your location. This is why I am making this contact directly to you, the arrangement is that your name and address will be forwarded to the Contractor who is presently in your Country to issue the check on your name and send to you to deposit in your bank account for clearance, upon clearance of the check in your bank account my wife could travel to your country to inspect a fine moderate house within the range of Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars for us to buy and balance of One Hundred and Thirty Thousand will be transferred by you to our fiduciary bank account,

Please indicate your interest on your response to work honestly with us to achieve this project so that copy of my International diplomatic passport could be forwarded to you to open a file in your office as one of your clients, please call for friendly discussion on the subject, +234-805-3569016

Hon Dr. Ikedi G. Ohakim
Governor
Imo State, Nigeria

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