419 scam: John K. Abbey <admin@mootata.com> I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: John K. Abbey <admin@mootata.com>
Reply-To: johnremm.vmg@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 01:39:33 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER.

Attn: My Dear,

How are you? I hope fine. As a matter of fact I am Mr. John K. Abbey, and I am in position of US$10,650,000.00) which I need your co-operation as my partner to transfer this Money to your Bank Account within Five (5) working days. This transaction is legal without any problem and it is bank to bank transfer.

Moreover, this fund is part of unclaimed deposited funds which I placed on Sundry Escrow Account here in our bank without any beneficiary information. And I want to work with you as my foreign partner to transfer this money to your bank account, since the code of conduct of our bank forbids me to operate a foreign account due to my position as branch manager.

As soon as the US$10,650,000.00 is transferred to your bank account, you shall take 40%, while I take 60%. If you are interested to work with me reply my email so I can send you more details. Also I will be glad to discuss this business/transaction with you through telephone talk so that I can clarify the process of this transaction to your understanding. Kindly reply me with your mobile or reachable telephone number on your reply to my email so that I can contact you via telephone to discuss about the success of this fund transfer into your bank account.

Yours truly,
Mr. John K. Abbey

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