419 scam: "Mr John Oronto"<star7@omantel.net.om> Dear Sir/Ma

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- johnoronto1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John Oronto" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnoronto1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 12:37:49 -0500
Subject: Dear Sir/Ma

Dear Sir/Ma

I am Mr.Oronto John, younger brother to former first Lady of Nigeria Her Excellency Patience Jonathan. i pray this letter meets you well without any embarrassment as i

want strictly a neutral person and trusted person that will handle this business

As the case is now in Nigeria regarding the persecution of former President Jonathan Goodluck and the family by the current Leader president Muhammadu Buhari who

claims that $20billion was removed from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) account by the Former President and the family which lead to the present

government confiscating all the Property belonging to the former President including money they kept in the local bank accounts here.

The Former First Lady has mandated me as her close Brother to get her foreigner who will help her claim the fund she secretly deposited in Bank outside this nation for

investment purposes. On that note, i have decided to quickly solicit for assistance from any investor or business person from outside Nigeria to assist us in

investing about Fifty Million United States Dollars ($50,000,000.00 that was kept in a bank in our neighboring West African country by her Excellency. To confirm the

humiliations the former President the family are going through from the President Government, kindly log in through the bellow sites.

(1) http://breaking.com.ng/nigeria/efcc-begins-move-to-seize-properties-belonging-to-ex-first-lady-patience-jonathan/
(2) http://www.thebusinessdispatch.com/fresh-40m-found-bank-accounts-linked-former-nigerian-first-lady-patience-jonathan/

Now if you are willing, ready and able to move these funds to your country for investment, kindly respond immediately so that i will give you more details on how we

can move the fund to your Country to move the fund legally to your Country we will open account under NGO, in the same bank where the deposit was made and open an

account in the name of the same NGO and we will gradually move the funds into the NGO account in the bank from there we move the funds as funds meant for NGO and it

will be legalized anywhere in the World. I am assuring you that 30% of it will be for you and then 5% set aside to sort out any expenses that might be incurred in the

course of moving the funds out of Africa and i hope and pray you can invest very effectively into hospitality and Real Estate in your country for me and you in all

sincerity without letting me down. If so please get back to me so that we discuss for the immediate release of the funds to you as the funds was deposited in a

"Numbered Account" with the bank. As a Foreigner you will act as the director of the NGO we will register.

Waiting for your response.

Best Regards
Mr John Oronto
johnoronto1@gmail.com

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