419 scam: Rev John Smith <abrahamgarang67@yahoo.com> BANK OF AFRICA COMPENSATION UNIT

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347067131005 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- revjohnsmith432@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rev John Smith <abrahamgarang67@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: revjohnsmith432@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:42:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BANK OF AFRICA COMPENSATION UNIT

BANK OF AFRICA COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.

YOUR $2.5MILLION COMPENSATION IS READY PLEASE.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS and CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$2.5Million United State Dollars to each person.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.Please make sure you respond to this email well and stop communicating with FAKE Office that has been promising you heaven and earth but all is invain.

You are advised to contact Rev.John Smith of OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your ATM CARD VALUED US$2.5Million United State Dollars/ This funds are in a ATM CARD for security purpose OK? so he will send it to you and you can withdraw it in any ATM machine of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him Email immediately with BELOW INFORMATION he will tell you what you need to do to receive your ATM CARD VALUED US$2.5Million United State Dollars.

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address........
Your Private Tele Phone Number.......
A copy of your International passport
Your Age....................
your Company Address........

Note: you are the one to pay for shipment fee to your door step which is $95 only.Please make sure you call Rev.John Smith on his direct phone number:+234- 7067131005 as soon as you send him email

Person to Contact: Rev. John Smith

Email:(revjohnsmith432@yahoo.com)
Direct Phone:+234- 7067131005
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM CARD.

Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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