419 scam: "Dr. John Eke" <dr.johneke001@gmail.com> RE. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER.

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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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. John Eke" <dr.johneke001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: delivery_delivery_delivery_deli@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:18:13 -0300
Subject: RE. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER.

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AFRICAN CONNECTED BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:DR. JOHN EKE
AFRICAN CONNECTED BANK OF NIGERIA (A.C.B.N)
OUR REF: ACBN/IRD/CBX/021/010.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY.

RE. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ORDER.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY
WINNING FUNDS HAS FINALLY BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEYTELEX
TRANSFER(KTT)/ DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITTANCE FUND. THIS PAYMENT HAS BEEN
APPROVED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 4 WORKING DAY UPON
CONFIRMATION OF THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR DETAILS.

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A
LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. SHE SAID THAT YOU HAVE
ASKED HER TO REPRESENT YOU IN CLAIMING THE FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF.HERE
IS THE INFORMATION SHE FORWARDED FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PAYMENT:

NAME JANET T. WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS
NOT YOUR REP, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECOMFIRM YOUR INFORMATION! BY
FILLING THE SPACES BELLOW AND FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR
FUND VALID FOR (US$15,000,000,000) FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUND
IS AS A RESULT OF OUR CONTRACT/INHERITTANCE PAYMENT. FROM OUR RECORD,
WE FOUND OUT THAT YOU WERE EMPLOYED BY SOMEONE TO STAND AS A PARTNER
TO CLAIM THIS SAID FUND WHICH IS NOW APPROVED IN YOUR NAME.

1. YOUR NAME:.............
2. COMPANY'S NAME:.........
3. YOUR ADDRESS:...............
4. YOUR TEL:..................
5. FAX:............

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE YOUR RESPONSE AND THE CONFIRMATION, WE WILL
COMMENCE WITH ALL NECCESSARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THAT OF YOUR REPRESENTIVE.

I,THE CENTRAL BANK REPRESENTATIVE,THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE CONTRACT/INHERITTANCE
PAYMENTHAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN
OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE ANDTRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT IN THE
LIST OF THIS THIRD QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WORKING DAYS
FROMTODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCES AND DELAY IN TRANSFERING
OF THESE FUNDS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT,DR JOHN EKE
GOVERNOR AFRICAN CONNECTED BANK OF NIGERIA (ACBN).
CC: THE NIGERIAN SENATE COMITTEE.
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTOR (FPD).
CC: FEDERAL MINITRY OF FINANCE.
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.
CC: OFFICE OF THE NEW PRESIDENT

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