419 scam: godwin emefiele <godwinorion54@msn.com> ATTENTION

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- emefieg@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: godwin emefiele <godwinorion54@msn.com>
Reply-To: <welshwelsh1971@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:55:16 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION

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 Ban ki Moon of the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$1,000,000.00(One Million United States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractor 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,as directed by the United Nations

We also found out that some people didn’t finish their transactions because of bad draft and problems in bank to bank transfers and so for this reason we have a new way of moving your payment to you and surely you will have no problem with that as everyone have been happy and receiving their funds through this new channel.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.
You are advised to contact Mr. Godwin Emefiele of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately to direct you on this new and easy way to receive your payment of One Million United States Dollars
Therefore, you should send him your full contact details.
Person to Contact: Mr. Godwin Emefiele

Email:emefieg@yahoo.co.jp
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your payment.
Making the world a better place

Regards,
Mr. Godwin Emefiele

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