419 scam: "Diplomat John Ochiligwu"<diplomatjohnochiligwu@gmail.com> Re: Receive Your Long Awaited Funds In 72 Hours.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- diplomatjohnochiligwu@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diplomat John Ochiligwu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomatjohnochiligwu@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:51:47 +0800
Subject: Re: Receive Your Long Awaited Funds In 72 Hours.

WE HAVE FINALLY AGREED YOUR ATM WORTH $10.5M BE FORWARDED TO YOU VIA DHL IMMEDIATELY AND IT WILL DEFINITELY BE IN YOUR POSSESSION IN 72 HOURS. THERE WILL BE NO MORE DELAY BECAUSE ALL HITCHES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE ATM TO ARRIVE YOUR HOUSE AS STIPULATED.

THE LAST AND ONLY FEE YOU HAVE TO PAY NOW IS THE FEE ($100) FOR THE COST OF INSURING THE PACKAGE. NOTHING ON EARTH WILL STOP YOU FROM RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD 72 HOURS AFTER THE PAYMENT FOR THE COST OF INSURING THE PACKAGE IS PAID.

HOWEVER, THE FEE MUST BE PAID BEFORE THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CAN BE DONE.

AFTER THE FEE IS PAID, A TRACKING NUMBER WILL BE ISSUED.MEANWHILE,THE DEFAULT PIN NUMBER OF THE ATM CARD IS 0000 AND WHICH YOU MUST CHANGE IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE

MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $100 FOR THE COST OF INSURING YOUR PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM WITH THE INFORMATION STATED BELOW:

RECEIVERS NAME: AZUKA MARK

ADDRESS: 21 JOHNSON STREET, LAGOS NIGERIA

TEXT QUESTION: DELIVERY DAY?

ANSWER: 72 HOURS

AFTER MAKING THE PAYMENT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED FOR CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT:

1, MTCN

2, SENDER NAME AND ADDRESS

3, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER

YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THANK YOU

John Ochiligwu
Email; diplomatjohnochiligwu@yahoo.co.jp

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