419 scam: "IVAN OTTO VASKOVIC"<info@samsunuzmanasansor.com> LEGAL PRACTITIONER & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

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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:
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- attoneryivan@mail2judge.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IVAN OTTO VASKOVIC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attoneryivan@mail2judge.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 21:41:47 +0100
Subject: LEGAL PRACTITIONER & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

IVAN OTTO VASKOVIC
LEGAL PRACTITIONER & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
V0X1L HOPE, BC, CANADA.
TEL: 604 7500 108
EMAIL: attoneryivan@mail2judge.com

Beloved,

My name is Ivan Otto Vaskovic. I am a Lawyer and a Human right activist based in British Columbia, Canada. So many Victims of Fraud have contacted us to help them, and for the past six years we have been helping them to recover their funds from Africa and I am glad to announce to you that your name and file was among those recovered from one of the Banks in Africa(EcoBank). The file shows that you have an unclaimed fund to the tune of Four Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$4,250,000) lying in a dormant account and the fraudulent Bank officials keep telling us that you abandoned your fund after you could not meet up with the requirements for International transfers.

We have reported all the recovered funds to Canadian Government and they have ordered that all recovered funds be lodged with Bank of Montreal here in Canada and that Certified Bank drafts should be raised in Favor of the Beneficiaries and sent to them.

Fortunately this morning, I am happy to inform you that your name was among those whose Bank Drafts have been raised. We are not charging you any legal fees for our assistance. We are only doing this out of our desire to fight this global menace called cyber-crime.

However, we have concluded that Beneficiaries should be responsible for paying for the Bank's Handling Charges of $198 as we cannot afford to pay this for all the Beneficiaries.This includes fee for the delivery of the Bank Draft to your door step.

Once you get the Bank Draft, all you need to do is to take it to your Bank to deposit to your account. The Draft will clear within 3 Banking days.

If we get the money on time, we will send it today but if not, then you should be expecting it by Monday so I will advise that you use money gram to send the money directly to me:

RECEIVER: IVAN OTTO VASKOVIC
ADDRESS/DESTINATION: BC, CANADA
AMOUNT: $198

Yours Sincerely,
IVAN O VASKOVIC.

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