419 scam: Mr.Bernard Johnson <b.bernardjohnson@hotmail.com> KINDLY CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS...

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "million 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mrbernadjohnson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Bernard Johnson <b.bernardjohnson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrbernadjohnson@hotmail.com
Date: 25 Jun 2012 01:25:47 -0000
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS...

>From Mr.Bernard Johnson
Jyske Bank Ltd.
London UK
June 23 2012
Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Bernard Johnson ; I am the credit manager of Jyske Bank Ltd here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of a business transfer,of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION:

I am the account officer of a French British Citizen Who was a client Mr. Pereau, Jean-Louis, dual Citizen of France and Britain who died in an air crash along with his wife on Monday 7th September 1998, while flying from New York to Geneva . You can confirm this from the website below which was published by CNN.WEBSITE.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/ Since
his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because they all died in the same accident himself and his wife (May their soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as thenext-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds (US$15,300,000,00) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin. Because after four years the money will be called back to the bank Treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank.

So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank directors to share this money amongst them at the end of the year.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual Business endeavor by furnishing me withthe following information if you are interested.

1.A Beneficiary name. In order for me to prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutual trust in each other.
I shall be compensating you with Four million dollars ($4,000,000,00) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance $11,300,000 dollars shall be for me for investment purposes. Because I intend to retire after the conclusion of this transaction.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed In you, I await your urgent response.

(mrbernadjohnson@hotmail.com)

Regards,
Mr.Bernard Johnson
Jyske Bank Ltd.
London UK

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