419 scam: "RT HON DIMEJI BANKOLE"<infooffice@cantv.net> ATTENTION pLEASE!!

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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.
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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (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. )
- "(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. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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 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.
- dimejib1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RT HON DIMEJI BANKOLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dimejib1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:57:43 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION pLEASE!!

GOOD DAY FRIEND

ISTHE FORMER SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, SENATOR DIMEJI BANKOLE AM FROM OGUN STATE IN SOUTH WEST PART OF THE COUNTRY?

CURRENTLY, I HAVE HANDED OVER THE POWER ON 6TH JUNE 2011, DUE TO THE FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT IN THE HOUSE NOW, THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) HAS STORM MY HOUSE IN LAGOS, AND ABUJA, THEY HAVE ALSO THREATEN TO FREEZE MY ACCOUNT IN FIDELITY BANK PL C, SO DUE TO THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF 22.6 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AS THESE WILL ENABLE ME TO BE FREE WITH ACCUSATION OF FINANCIAL MISAPPROPRIATION. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AFRAID OVER THIS TRANSFER; AS SOON AS EVERY THING IS NORMALIZE I WILL COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.

WHAT ACTUALLY I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO RECEIVE THE MONEY AND YOU WILL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ME OR MY LAWYER, THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME. PLEASE I NEED YOUR SINCERITY AND URGENT ATTENTION.
FURTHERMORE, IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS EASIER, I PROMISE TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHY 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS YOUR MUTUAL CORPORATION AND PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF FACTS THAT ANY DELAY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER.

PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA: dimejib1@hotmail.com

AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
RT HON DIMEJI BANKOLE

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