419 scam: Mike <mikeokwo@yahoo.co.jp> Re: Compliments!!!!!

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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:
- "clearance fee" (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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mike <mikeokwo@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mikeokwo@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:54:00 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: Compliments!!!!!

Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. Mike Okonkwo, I work with United Nation under
Secretary-General Miguel Serpa Soares, The Legal Counsel to United
Nations. I was mandated to come to Nigeria-Africa to investigate
frauds that are being committed here in Nigeria at intervals. I am
presently working with the Nigerian inspector general of police, some
FBI and CIA agents to ensure that the perpetrators of this Evil
activities are urgently apprehended.

I am very honoured to be invited to eradicate fraud completely in
Africa which I have vowed to do without any fear or favour," but it
baffles me to discover that your impending funds from Africa, which
was intercepted,has not been released to you till this moment after
being cleared by the Nigerian Presidency,Federal Ministry of Justice
and the Finance Ministry. It is also clearly indicated that you have
made several attempts and spend much money to transfer your funds to
your account but to no avail.

With the help of the Nigerian Police, special FBI and CIA agents in
Nigeria, We have managed to apprehend some scam syndicates who made
some confessional statements and indited Ex-Governor of Central Bank
of Nigeria(Professor Charles Soludo and his successor Dr.Lamido
Sanusi. They have confessed how they have impersonated the names of
some UN Executive members like MR BAN KI-MOON, Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius
and Ms.Carman L. Lapointe to defraud their victims.

Please, we have noticed that Nigerians are very ruthless and have
defrauded so many foreigners we have also discovered the
irregularities in foreign payment files in 2012 intentionally
masterminded by these scammers and urgently called the attention of
the World Bank President and Mr. Bank Ki-Moon and they both came to a
resolution that the Federal Government of Nigeria must pay a total
amount of One Million United State dollar($1M)to each of the people
whose names were found in the list till this irregularity has been
corrected.

This approved amount must be made available to all beneficiaries
within the next 14 banking days or an Economic Sanction will be placed
on Nigeria by the UN and other international Organizations.

NOTE: On no account must you be requested to pay any fee by any Bank
or individual in Nigeria. The only fee you must pay to receive your
fund which covers every other fee is a UN POLICE REPORT FUND CLEARANCE
FEE which must be paid in our London office.This must be paid directly
to my office here for the procurement and endorsement of all your fund
approval/release documents by the UN.

WARNING!!!!!!. The UN has never for once sent any Diplomat like Mrs.
Inga or MS. Carman to Nigeria for any payment. IF you have any
dealings with anyone claiming to be any of these persons, please STOP
immediately or we shall cancel this payment of USD$1M that has
already been approved to you.

Thanks for your anticipated compliance to this message.

Regards,
Mr. Mike Okonkwo
Office of Secretary-General for Legal Affairs
Legal Counsel to United Nations

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