419 scam: "Eric John"<rafaelhrt2001@yahoo.com> I AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL.

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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:
- "dear friend" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- ericjohn1155@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eric John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericjohn1155@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:25:09 -0500
Subject: I AM STILL WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL.

Dear Friend,

I contacted you In order to transfer out the sum of (US$28.5 Million)Twenty Eight Million and Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars) from my bank into an account provided.

It was during the course of auditing last month, that I discovered a floating fund in an account opened with the bank in 2005 and since 2008 nobody has operated on this account, after going through some old files, I discovered that the owner of the account is deceased and did not state any Next Of Kin.what i will only do now,is to contact a bank Lawyer to put your name as the next of kin to this fund now immediatly. Hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money urgently it will be forfeited(confisticated) for nothing by our management and sent to the United state bank treasury.

However,I am revealing this to you believing in God that you will never let me down when the money is transferred into your nominated bank account anywhere in the world even if i do not know you. At the conclusion of this business, I will give to you 35% of the total amount,while 60% will be for me and 5% percent will be used for any expenses we might run into during the processing of the fund transfer.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Reply me back at this alternative E_mail address:{ericjohn1155@yahoo.co.jp} You can include your telephone or mobile number for easy Communication.I know you are capable of handling this transaction after going through your profile,this is our opportunity to make real good morning.I am only scare if you will be able to keep this as a secret between us.
Best Regards
Eric John
Auditing and Accounting Section

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