419 scam: "DR. STANLEY EMEME"<stanlyememe2001@hotmail.com> CONFINDENTIAL MATTER REGARDING MONEY TRANSFER

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- stanleyememe01@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. STANLEY EMEME" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stanleyememe01@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 06:45:32 -0700
Subject: CONFINDENTIAL MATTER REGARDING MONEY TRANSFER

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX, IKOYI, P.M.B. 1270I, LAGOS,
>From the desk of :DR. STANLEY EMEME. B,sc. (UNN) M.sc Ph.D:MNIM: MCIA
MANAGER 11, BUDGET AND PLANNING.

DEAR SIR,

WE ARE SENDING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU BASE ON THE PROMISING BELIEVE WE HAVE IN
YOU, THAT YOU WILL BE OF HELP IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($41.5M USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT
APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS.WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$41.5M).THIS AMOUNT WAS SECURED
FROM THE RECENT HIGH EXCESS SALES OF CRUDE OIL .

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A VERY SAFE ACCOUNT, INTO WHICH THE FUND
WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO, SINCE IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH $8.3MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, AND
US$31.125 MILLION WILL BE KEEP FOR US, WHILE US$2.075 WAS SET ASIDE FOR
EXPENSES. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR
TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF
CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET,
28TH FLOOR ,NEW YORK. 10022 WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER (212)308-7788 AND TELEX
NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO
TAKE 5%.
THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON
OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK, AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE
MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE, HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$27.5MILLION
TO MR.PATRICE MILLER.

THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A VERY RELIABLE, HONEST, TRUSTWORTHY AND GOD
FEARING PERSON LIKE YOU OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE
THIS EMAIL TO YOU.SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE
TRUSTED,RELIABLE,HONEST, GOD FEARING PERSON AND INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL,
THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU,WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE
ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$41.5M
IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

NOTE:IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE
NUMBER ON YOUR RESPONSE , SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS
TRANSACTION.

ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED,IT WILL
NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL
CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

CONTACT ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS :stanleyememe01@aol.com

PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. STANLEY EMEME.

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