419 scam: "Dr. Jacques Bode"<jacquesbode@bestvalleygc.com> NOTIFICATION!

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge amount of money" (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 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 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)
- "(efcc)" (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 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.
- efccfundsvictims@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Jacques Bode" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccfundsvictims@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:03:26 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION!

Attention:

Firstly we introduce this commission, Economic & Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) we fight cyber crime, Internet fraud, scam and money
laundering in Africa and London United Kingdom

Our commission has been in existences since 2004 and our duty is to stop
internet fraud. We have over 7,500 hoodlums in our jails around Africa and
UK and we are still looking for these internet fraudsters, we are aware
that a lot of foreigners have been deceived and huge amount of money has
also been lost to these fraudsters after promising you percentages and
fake lottery or charity grant awards; in their letters you were asked to
help them move funds and they will end up demanding for money from you and
in return you will get nothing.

The Leaders of the African Crime fighters has come together to inform the
world of what is going on now and we have recovered over $422 Million
Dollars (Four Hundred and Twenty two Million Dollars) from the people we
have apprehended. The reason we are writing you this letter is because
your name was given to us by one of the fraudsters in our detention room
after serious investigation and our aim is to refund all lost fund to its
legitimate owner.

The Government has approved a total of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United states Dollars (US$250,000.00) only as the compensation of the lost
that you incurred as this was a ceiling rate as some suffered more while others
suffered less to and the idea is to restore you back to the position that you
would have been if not that you were defrauded.

In addition to the compensation amount also approved in your favor is also
Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) only making it a
total of Ten Million, Two hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars that will
be paid to you in the next few days as the International confirmable Draft
as been issued in your favor.

All that you have to do right now is to contact the undersigned furnish
him with the following data of yours immediately as we intend finalizing
this payment in few days time.

Your Name
Your Mailing address (Not P.O. Box Please)
Your Direct Mobile Line

Send your details to efccfundsvictims@yahoo.co.jp

Regards

Dr. Jacques Bode
(Head EFCC Internet Fraud Unit)

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