419 scam: Osca John <an54834@gmail.com> Get back to me

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (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: Osca John <an54834@gmail.com>
Reply-To: js356815@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 16:02:06 +0100
Subject: Get back to me

Hello Dear,

If this message intrude into your privacy or cause you any
inconvenience, I sincerely apologize as that's not the intended
purpose.

I am one of the senior staff of Barclays Bank in London. We have an
amount of money to the tune of Eighty million United State dollars
(US$80,000.000.) only, floating in our Bank that we can re-profile for
our mutual benefit, if you agree to cooperate with me. This is just
between You and me, and we can split the fund in the ratio of 50/50%,
as I do not want to be greedy. You will be the recipient and I will
show you how we can execute the transaction successfully.
There is no risk involved and it will be a hitch-free transaction
because i have the back up documents intact,all i need is a foreigner
to lay claim on the fund.

My Regards,
Mr.Osca John

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