419 scam: "Dr. Michael Obi" <michaelobi2018@gmail.com> URGEN NOTICE

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Michael Obi" <michaelobi2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michael.obi94@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:20:31 +0100
Subject: URGEN NOTICE

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Attention Sir/Madam

I am Dr.Michael Obi, The senior Auditor In charge of Foreign
Remittance Unit, .I have a business which will benefit both of us, The
amount of money involved is ($28.6Million US Dollars) which i want to
transfer from an abandoned account to your bank account; it is 100%
risk free. After the end of the business, We shall agree that { 45% }
Forty Five Percent will be for you in respect of all your assistance
for this transaction and {50% } Fifty- Percent will be for me being
the pioneer of the business and (5%) five Percent will be for any
expenses that may occur during the transfer. I will like you to
provide immediately the below information, to enable me use it and get
you next of kin application form from my bank. E-mail
(michael.obi94@yandex.com)

1.Full Name:..................................
2.Full Address:................................
3.Telephone Number:.............................
4.Country:........................................
5.Occupation:.....................................
6.Age:.............................................
7.Sex:..............................................
8.Copy of your driver"s license is required..............

As soon as you reply, I will let you know the next steps and
procedures and more details to follow in order to finalize this
transaction immediately. I want you to understand that we have just
Ten Bank working days to get this transactions finalized and again if
you are not interested on this business transaction do not respond
because what i need on this transaction is a person who can handle
this big deal with me.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Michael Obi

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