419 scam: "Richard okiki"<richard_okik@yahoo.com> Thanks For Your Effort..

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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:
- "transfer into your 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)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- lilian_fowler01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard okiki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lilian_fowler01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 14:51:45 +0100
Subject: Thanks For Your Effort..

Hello my Dear ,

It's been long I heard from you.

I just want to use this medium to thank you for your earlier assistance to help me to raise funds for the contract that was awarded to me by the Iraqi government, though we could not make total headway then, I appreciate.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the contract at last with the help of a new partner from Taiwan who gave me the mobilisation fee/supports to secure the contract in iraq.

Everything was perfectly done because we stroke the deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help to me. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me then.

I have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($1,500,000.00 )One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars,This is from the proceed I got from the contract. I did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things to the right people always. Presently, I am in Taiwan for the contract.

So I need you to contact my personal assistant in Benin Republic, Barr. Lilian Fowler, She will assist you to get the fund transfer into your account as I advice her.

Note that the fund is in ATM Card.

Contact my PA on her email below:
Name: Lilian Fowler

Her Email:(lilian_fowler01@hotmail.com)

My PA Mrs Lilian Fowler will direct you to receive the ATM on your contact to him.

Please do let me know Immediately you cash the money so that we can share the joy together, I am very busy here in Taiwan because executing the projects here in Taiwan.

Best Regards,
Engr. Richard Okiki.

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