419 scam: "Mr. George Uzor"<alu2@ig.com.br> Re:Business Relationship

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- uzor.george02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Uzor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uzor.george02@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:38:31 +0100
Subject: Re:Business Relationship

Mr. George Uzor
From The Desk Of,
Mr. George Uzor.
Heads Regional Manager,
Eco-bank West Africa Plc.
Email:uzor.george02@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Ma,
My name is Mr. George Uzor. I am the Regional Manager of Eco-bank West Africa Plc, Cotonou branch Benin. I write you this proposal in good faith; I am married with two lovely children. I am a man of peace, and have sincere respect for human feelings and opinions. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me. As the Regional Manager of Eco-bank West Africa Plc, Cotonou branch Benin it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city, Cotonou at the end of each business year.

On the course of last year, 2009 business report, I discovered that the branch in which I am the Manager made Five Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($5,500,000.00) which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this fund on what we call Escrow call account with no beneficiary.

As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 40% of the total funds as commission.

There are practically no risks involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account under few working days. If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much as you are the first and the only person I am contacting for this transaction.

Send me an email as soon as you receive this message if you think so that we can go over the details, I will like you to Furnish me with the below information as to avoid much delay so that I will be able to start my underground work in your name by getting the back up documents in your name.

1 Your full Names
2Your country:
3 Your Occupation:
4 Your Company name and address
5 Your office address if any
6 Your office telephone
7 Your Home phone and Mobile cell phone number:
8 Pages 1, 2 and 3 of your International Passport or National Drivers License

Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. George Uzor

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