419 scam: "Mr. James Apeh" <mrwjsph@outlook.com> reply

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Apeh" <mrwjsph@outlook.com>
Reply-To: jamesapeh@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:25:50 -0400
Subject: reply

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Private account section
Citi Bank Group NA
Accra-Ghana

Hello,

I have a very urgent & confidential business proposition for you & for our
er-all mutual interest.
On June 6 2007, the owner "GOIL LIMITED"made a numbered time(fixed)
deposit for Thirty six calendar months,valued at USD$3,200,000.00(Three
million two hundred thousand dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarded address but got no reply. After a
month we sent a reminder,& finally we discovered from "GOIL LIMITED"
contract employee that He passed on as a result of heart attack.On further
investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL & all attempts to
trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation discovered that he did not declare
any next of kin in all his official documents, including his bank deposit
paperwork.This sum USD$3,200,000.00 is still floating in the bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.No one will come forward to claim it. According to Laws, At the
expiration of 10 years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Bank
if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently,my proposal is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the beneficiary next of kin.

This is simple (1)I will like you to provide me immediately with your full
names/ address with your direct telephone number.The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for
you, and with my position as the account manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.we will do the paperwork for this
transaction if demanded.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you understand.PLEASE
OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, and be rest assured that this would be
most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply and please save me the anxiety of endless
waiting.God bless you,

James Apeh
Private account section
Citi Bank Group NA
Accra-Ghana

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