419 scam: "Mr. John Odafe" <johnodafe11@gmail.com> ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- johnodafe202@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Odafe" <johnodafe11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnodafe202@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:03:49 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

From: Mr. John Odafe
FMW&H Office Complex
Falomo, Lagos-Nigeria.

Attention,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

I write to inform you of my desire to acquire an estate or landed
properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contract and
Finance Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and
Housing(FMW&H). Hence our desire to have you as our overseas agent.

The deal in brief is that, the funds US$5Million, which we intend to
carry out our proposed investments in your country will be transferred
into your bank account before we can put the fund into use in your
country. For this, you shall be considered to have executed a
contract for the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing for which
payment should be effected to you of which your share after the
transaction shall be 20% of the total sum if you agree to be our
overseas agent.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is
successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own
share in acquiring some estates or landed properties. In the light of
this, I would like you to forward to me the following information's
stated below.

1. Your Name in Full:...
2. Country:...
3. Contact Address:...
4. Telephone Number:...
5. Occupation:...
6. Bank Details:

As soon as we receive these needed details, we shall proceed with the
necessary transfer modalities. This way we will use your name or
company's name to apply for payments into your bank account. Please
note that you will receive your payment via Swift Wire Transfer
[Bank-To-Bank Transfer] to your Account. I shall feed you with further
modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Please kindly send your reply to my private email: johnodafe202@yahoo.com

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. John Odafe.

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