419 scam: Mr Jim Ovia <jimovia.zenithbank27@gmail.com> ALIVE OR DEAD

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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.
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.
- infojimoviazenithbank@kimo.com (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jim Ovia <jimovia.zenithbank27@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officcfile0@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:32:21 +0100
Subject: ALIVE OR DEAD

ALIVE OR DEAD

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first
quarter of the year 2011 that just ended within few weeks ago, we discovered
that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on
the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an
authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners
who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally
without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own
change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have
forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert
your fund. They have also forwarded this bank account below as the new
account that will receive this money.

Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write
to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no response,
we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.If
proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the
related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,contact
address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you
are not dead.Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to
court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately
without any further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal
proceedingsagainst Mr.
Rick Jones and his accomplices.
On this E-mail (*infojimoviazenithbank@kimo.com*<http://us.mc1254.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=infojimoviazenithbank@kimo.com>
)

Yours Faithfully.
Mr.Jim Ovia
Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
Zenith Bank PLC Nig

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