419 scam: JOHN OPARE <web201246@yahoo.com.sg> HOPE YOU WILL COMPLY

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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)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- john.opare72@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN OPARE <web201246@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: JOHN OPARE <john.opare72@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:49:37 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: HOPE YOU WILL COMPLY

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. John Opare; I decided to communicate to you through your personal e-mail , for the sake of confidentiality of this transaction.

There had been a deposit of Fifty Million United State Dollars (US$50,000,000.00) the fund was deposited for Safe Keeping with my bank (Oceanic Bank International Plc Nigwhich is now called Eco Bank due to merge according to the central bank directives) by late Muammar Gaddafi former Libyan leader. And the fund deposit was made without any next of kin while this offers us the opportunity of having the fund transferred to you as the sole beneficiary.

I know that if he do not show up or withdraw the fund within a short time, the bank management will surely confiscate the fund and share it among themselves that is the reason I am contacting you so that we will have the fund transferred to your account rather than have the bank management confiscate the fund.

I am the Internal Audit Manager in Oceanic Bank International Plc and It is my desire to release the fund to you as I will edit your personal details in the bank data-base as the next of kin of this fund, though we have to share the fund as follows, 50% to me while 45% will go to you, and the remaining 5% will go to any expenses we might encounter during the process of this transaction. If you accept the offer then I will be expecting your urgent and sincere response.

Thanks in advance

Best Regards
Mr. John Opare
john.opare72@yahoo.com

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