419 scam: "Dr.Mohammed Jika"<mohammedjika20@rediffmail.com> Good Day

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348182893019
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.
- mohammedjika20@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- the desk of dr.mohammed jika. email:mohammedjika20@rediffmail.com payment file: inter/b-txx/plc/0081-2012 attention: (honorable (Rediffmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Mohammed Jika" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:16:20 -0700
Subject: Good Day

FROM THE DESK OF
DR.MOHAMMED JIKA.

Email:mohammedjika20@rediffmail.com

PAYMENT FILE: INTER/B-TXX/PLC/0081-2012

Attention: (Honorable Beneficiary)

INTERCONTINETAL BANK PLC DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

This letter will definately be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.
I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Dr.Mohammed Jika) the rightful Director of The inter-transfer switch Intercontinental Bank International Plc and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R". On the 1st of October 2009, the former President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun O) introduced a Commission named the "E.C.D.R" (Executive Committee on Debt Recovery) which is duly registered under the United Nations (U.N.O) and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/fund delays/interrupted funds Payments and to also Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to
satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large.
Presently, we are being paid by the American Government in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria.
So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs.Daisy Fox, Mr.Edward Smyth etc).
You are being contacted by this office today, because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet.
Your Inheritance Funds were Re-depositted into the "Federal Suspense Account" of Intercontinental bank last week, because you did not completely forward your Claim as the Rightfull beneficiary.

Through the Intelligent investigations and verification processes of our Intelligent Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), we also discovered that this Funds valued (US$15,800,000 m ) is in your name and to this note The International Remittance Department was ordered by the Executive Committee on Debt Recovery to Release this Funds to you with immediate effect.
On this course of duty, two foreigners (Mr. Tim Freeman and Mr. Rowland Gulf) visited this office today in other to inform us that they are your Representatives from Canada, whom will be collecting your Funds for you.
For the fact that this Committee is faithfully in my full governance as the Chairman, I will like you to clearify to me if this Bank should proceed to Release your Funds to your Representatives Mr. Tim Freeman and Mr. Rowland Gulf.

Please forward me with your Full Names--------.
Contact Telephone Mobile-------
Company Name & Home Address-------

for further documentation and briefing.

I look forward to hearing from you soon and call me upon the receipt of this message.
Get back to me via my private Email:dr.mohammedjika@yahoo.com

Yours Sincerely
Dr.Mohammed Jika
Director Transfer Department.
Intercontinantal Bank Plc
Telephone:+234-8182893019

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