419 scam: "Engr Johhny"<vinitkumar@justdial.com> PROJECT PARTNERSHIP FROM SOUTH AMERICA

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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!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- johnnycastilo2014@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr Johhny"<vinitkumar@justdial.com>
Reply-To: johnnycastilo2014@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:38:16 -0800
Subject: PROJECT PARTNERSHIP FROM SOUTH AMERICA

My Dear Friend,=20
Greeting from South America (Ecuador). May Almighty God make this mail fin=
d you well.
I want to use this medium appeal to you not to turn me back at this point =
in time as i needed you the most because i have tried to present someone to=
the bank that will help me receive this contract sum of US$86.5 million wh=
ich the contractor that executed the project is actually late but the bank =
insisted that i should bring an authorization from the beneficiary before t=
hey can grant Fund Release Requests. Only if I can trust you.
I believe I can trust you, kindly allow me to present you to the Bank for =
the authorize the bank to release this fund to you which I am willing to se=
ttle you with 30% of the total sum and i will use the 70% to invest in your=
country to establish construction and logistics company. I want this trans=
action to be concluded as soon as possible, because I have invested all I h=
ad and I have nothing left to rely on.
Please my friend, do not let me down at this point in time as i need your =
assistance. Please my friend you have to adhere to the bank directives, so =
that they can conclude this transaction as soon as possible, and if you are=
no longer ready to receive this money, please authorize the bank to releas=
e the fund to the person I will present to them, He is willing to help me a=
t all cost. Please I beg you in the name of Almighty God(The only sustainer=
of mankind).
Yours truly,
Engr. Johnny=20
Operational Manager
Ecuador National Petroleum Corporation
Tel: +1(510)-340-3851
Private E-mail:johnnycastilo2014@gmail.com
=20=20

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