419 scam: "KELVIN JOHN"<john19927635@att.net> Hi Dear....How Are You Today.

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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)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348174875980

Fraud email example:

From: "KELVIN JOHN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.kelvinjohn009@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:11:19 -0500
Subject: Hi Dear....How Are You Today.

DR KELVIN JOHN
NNPC TOWERS
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL: +234-8174875980

Dear Friend, how are you today, hope you are fine. I got your email address on a list of email database and other email addresses was there without name including yours and I chose to contact you through your email for this business and trully i believe it was God direction.

I am DR KELVIN JOHN, the Chairman of the Contract Award Committee, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigeria, I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of (US$30,M) THIRTY MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS. And subsequent investment in properties in your country so get back to me if you are interested and You will be required to:

(1) Assist me in the transfer of the said sum.
(2) Advise me on lucrative areas for investment in your country.
(3) Assist me in purchase of properties in your country.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE BUSINESS PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE BUSINESS and remember that %30 is for you for assisting me and %10 is for all the expenses during the transfer of this fund into your bank account so if you are interested for this deal get back to me as soon as possible with your bank account details.

REGARDS,

DR KELVIN JOHN
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE {CCAC}

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