419 scam: bright okogu <brightokogu6@outlook.com> REPRESENTATIVES

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348127273265
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.
- drbrightokogu11@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: bright okogu <brightokogu6@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <drbrightokogu11@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:55:53 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVES

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
P.M.B. 14, Garki, Abuja
Date 12/6/2014
Email : drbrightokogu11@yahoo.co.jp

Dear Sir/Ma

CLAIM'S OF YOUR FUND VALUED US$6.5 MILLION BY SOME REPRESENTATIVES.

I do like to let you know that a Power of Attorney and an Application
Letter of Change of Ownership has been forwarded to my office by MR.
IBRAHIM MAL ALLA HAMMAD BIN HAMMAD AL SABRI, a Citizen of DUBAI,
U.A.E, claiming that you/your family authorized him to receive your
funds on your behalf. I want you to know that your Registered Previous
Personal Details which is now in my Office was forwarded to me by the
Central Bank Governor and the Transfer Unit as well advising that we
verify the authenticity of the above claim. In addition to the above
request, Mr. Ibrahim made us understand that he has full mandate and
hence the authority from your entire family to receive the funds on
your behalf claiming that you were now deceased. He went further to
say that you died of throat cancer.

The $US6.5 Million earlier granted approval in your favour and which
is presently in an Online Suspense Account with the First National
Bank Branch In Lagos Nigeria has now been put on hold. The fund is
highly secured and protected by a high level security pending the
verification of Mr. Ibrahim’s claims that you are not only late but
your family giving authority that he receives the funds on your family
behalf.

As we said, bellow is the new bank account we received with the
instruction that the fund be credited online to the account:

BANK NAME:- STANDARD BANK OF DUBAI
NAME OF ACCOUNT: IBRAHIM MAL ALLA HAMMAD BIN HAMMAD AL SABRI
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2984-0008-660.
SWIFT CODE: BOPIPHMM.
AMOUNT FOR TRANSFER: US$6.5 MILLION.

We would after 48hrs without response either from you or a member of
the family believe and accept Mr. Ibrahim’s claims and will go ahead
to credit the funds to his sent account as requested if we don’t hear
from you.

Confirming receipt of this email, you are kindly advised to refute or
reconfirm the following details for immediate actions to be carried
out:
1:Your full names:
2:Your Complete address:
3:Your age and sex:
4:Your Occupation:
5:Your Tel/fax:
6: Your I.D CARD/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

Note: Do feel free to call via the bellow direct telephone numbers of
my office if you have questions or verifications in regards to the
content of this email otherwise do reconfirm via email the above
details. The number is: +234 812 7273265 or my email Address drbrightokogu11@yahoo.co.jp

Waiting,

Best regards,

Dr Bright Okogu

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