419 scam: "MR JOHN LISA."<jjohnlisa75@yahoo.com> REF: URGENT FUND TRANSFER CONTROLLER

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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)
- "consignment " (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 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.
- mananakelvinswazi@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- please respond to this email account '( mananakelvinswazi@kimo.com } i will give you a detailed account of the source and (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR JOHN LISA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mananakelvinswazi@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:25:28 -0800
Subject: REF: URGENT FUND TRANSFER CONTROLLER

Dear Friend,

Compliments of the day to you. By way of introduction,I am john lisa , a staff of EUROFINANCE VVO in (BELGIUM). I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

I have a business proposal which I believe would be of interest to you. It concerns a deceased client who storage deposited of consignment containing the sum of US$ 18,370,000.00, without naming a next of kin beneficiary to The deposit funds, I alone have the details and they will release the deposit consignment to the any person unless I instruct them to do so.

I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as the storage dept is concerned, the transaction with our deceased customer which is now 15 years stopped when when no body nor the depositor made a checking request naturelly we are supposed to had it over to the government for confiscation, all outstanding interactions
in relation to the file are just customer services and its and due process are closed.

They are simply awaiting instructions/application letter from any body with the deposit code to release the deposit to party that comes forward. This is the situation.

This Company/storage has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man's family through the address he filled on the deposit form with no luck; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end.

My proposal; I am prepared to place you in a position to give instruction for the release of the deposit consignment to you as the closest Surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50..

If its in your interest to proceed with the transaction, please respond to this email account "( mananakelvinswazi@kimo.com } I will give you a detailed account of the source and origin of the estate as well as the transaction proper.I anticipate your cooperation.

Regards,

MR JOHN LISA.
webjjohnlisa@hotmail.com
REF: URGENT FUND TRANSFER CONTROLLER
NOTE: Please if however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete this email in view of the confidentiality and let me know as soon as possible to enable me look for Capable one.

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