419 scam: "Mr.John Olutude"<office05@efcc.org> ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE??

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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:
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Olutude" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efcccompensationoffice05@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:35:59 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE??

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT , NIGERIA ,
www.efccnigeria.org

Attention Beneficiary;

I am Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde the new chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Investigation Office Nigeria writing to you from ATM MASTER CARD email address due I was invite for very serious investigation regarding your funds. There is Presently A Counter Claims On Your Funds By One Rev. Dang Betsy, Who Is Presently Trying To Make Us Believe That You Are Dead And Even Explained That You Entered Into An Agreement With Him, To Help You In Receiving Your Fund That Was Suppose To Transfer To Your And That Was My Reason Of Calling For Confirmation.

According to the ATM MASTER CARD COMPANY manager they have sent you several email regarding the issue but no response before they
contacted us to make final inquiring before releasing the funds to Rev. Dang Betsy of ADDRESS: 302 FOXRIDGE LANE , HUBERT , NC 28539 USA

We Shall Proceed To Issue All ATM MASTER CARD Details To The Said Rev. Dang Betsy, If We Do Not Hear From You Within The Next 24hours from now. Please if you are alive you let us know so that we can get things done by tomorrow without any further delay again. Please make this investigation easy for me by replying urgently.

Mr.John Olutude
ATM Centers

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