419 scam: "Prof. Jim Ovia" <wm896624@gmail.com> DISCOVERY OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22999878233 (Benin, probably a 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.
- scammedvictimsbeneficiaries@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Jim Ovia" <wm896624@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: scammedvictimsbeneficiaries@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:08:11 -0700
Subject: DISCOVERY OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND

SCAMMED VICTIMS BENEFICIARIES PAYMENTS.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 AMT: US$800,000 USD.

Attn: ,

This is to bring to your notice that this e-mail is coming to you as a delegated from the United Nations to Central Bank of Benin/Apex Bank of Benin to pay 150 scammed victims $800,000 USD ( Eight Hundred Thounsand United States Dollars ) each. and You are listed and approved for this payment as one
of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, after the meeting held on July 17th 2012. with His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC DU BENIN (DR YAYI BONI) has Instructed you to get back to me as
soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $800,000 USD compensation funds.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N meeting held at London, United Kingdom on July 21st 2012. It was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals/companies to the scam artists operating insyndicates all over the
world today.

We where able to get your email through those that extort money from you when the police got them arrested , One of them gave us your email address who called his name Mr Brown John

In other to compensate victims, United Nations is now paying 150 victims of this operators $800,000 USD each in accordance with the PRESIDENT and U.N. recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Benin Republic, the payments are to be paid by Central Bank of Benin as corresponding paying Bank under funding assistance by The Barclays Bank, London or World Bank Switzerland for funds remittance. Benefactor will be cleared and recommended for
payment by APEX BANK OF BENIN.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $800,000 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their
victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him or any body for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other
criminals.. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

Be informed that you may also receive several e-mails and telephone calls from any organization; such must be forwarded to us immediately for verification. It might come to you with different proposals OR names including my name asking you to come and put claim on your estate or even funds belonging
to you or to somebody you do not know, i urge you to ignore such e-mails or calls, while you forward it to us. I want you to understand that the most important thing for me is your understanding and
co-operation. Again if you will like to see those SCAMMERS that were arrested, we will attach them fore you to take look and see them,

You can receive your compensation payment via any of this options as you may Choose, ATM MASTER CARD or WIRE TRANSFERS and Western Union. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
E-Mail=== (scammedvictimsbeneficiaries@gmail.com)
Prof. Jim Ovia
Tel: +229-9987 8233

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