419 scam: "Mr John Obi"<admin> Please Handle This Secret Carefully

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrjohnobi39@yahoo.gr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John Obi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohnobi39@yahoo.gr>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:34:40 +0100
Subject: Please Handle This Secret Carefully

Hello ,

I am Mr.John Obi,am a financial consultant.I will like you and i

to meet in person to discuss about the unclaimed funds ($47.8M) and 25kg of gold which belongs to

my late client who died some years ago. I discovered my late client

deposited the funds and gold in a financial institution without any next of

kin/beneficiary before his sudden death. I want you to claim this

funds and gold as the legitimate next of kin and beneficiary.

When I receive your reply,I shall give you more secret details and guide you

properly on how you can claim this funds and gold without any delay or problem.

After the funds and gold is released to you,You shall take 45% and

keep 55% aside for me . Please reply urgently to : mrjohnobi39@yahoo.gr

Regards.

Mr John Obi.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam