419 scam: "Mr Jim Ovia"<mrjimovi@yahoo.com> You have to contact the ZENITH COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your ATM

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- drdenispeterson@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- office. osu accra ghana. tel; +233 288216724 email, drdenispeterson@hotmail.com attn this is to bring to your notice that i am delegated (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- drdenis.drdpeterson.peterson6@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jim Ovia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zenithcouriercompany@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 23:32:37 -0700
Subject: You have to contact the ZENITH COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your ATM CARD

From the Office of Dr.Denis Peterson.
United Nation / Bank of Africa scam victim’s rehabilitation scheme.
West Africa Regional Office.
Osu Accra Ghana.
Tel; +233 288216724
Email, drdenispeterson@hotmail.com

ATTN

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to the Bank of Africa to pay 150 scam victims whose files can be traced the sum of $1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1,500,000.00 compensations funds.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in some West African Countries, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations Officials and the Bank of Africa and the corresponding paying Inter-Continental Bank PLC. According to the number of application we have received, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $1,500,000.00.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of their operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any person for any reason what so ever as the United Nation. Secret service in Collaborations with African Union law enforcement agents are already working with relevant security agents in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, Ivory Coast, Republic Of Togo, Burkina Faso etc, to trace the other criminals presently at large.

In order to facilitate the paying of your compensation fund, you are requested to reconfirm your information as stated below for the approval and instructing for the immediate paying of your fund as may be directed by the paying bank Inter Continental Bank PLC.

Your full names
Present contact address
Telephone/ fax numbers
Bank account details
Occupation
Your driver’s license or ID Card.

Upon our receiving of your contact information as stated, this Office will contact you for directives of the immediate payment arrangement for your inherited $1.5m

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Denis Peterson
Cocoa Board House
Office Osu Accra Ghana.
TEL. OFFICE. +233 288216724
Call Me for confirmation
Email, drdenis.drdpeterson.peterson6@gmail.com ordrdenispeterson@hotmail.com

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