419 scam: "Dr. John Ego" <brain@koala.test.bigpond.com> DEAR SIR,URGENT &CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FOR YOU.

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348023490933 (Nigeria, 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.
- dr.johnego@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- ministry of aviation abuja-nigeria/west africa email:dr.johnego@gmail.com direct tel no:+234-8023 490 933 dear (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. John Ego" <brain@koala.test.bigpond.com>
Reply-To: dr.johnego@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:54:05 +0100
Subject: DEAR SIR,URGENT &CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FOR YOU.

Dr. John Ego

Chairman, Contract Review Committee

Federal Ministry of Aviation

Abuja-Nigeria/West Africa

Email:dr.johnego@gmail.com

Direct Tel No:+234-8023 490 933

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Dr. John Ego, the Chairman of the newly inaugurated Contract Review committee for the Federal Ministry of Aviation(FMA) here in Nigeria. I have the pleasure of requesting your assistance of partnering with us in this business proposal herein below;

The Federal Government of Nigeria intends to privatize the 4 major Airports in Nigeria so as to make it more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue wastage and fraud in the Aviation Sector. This privatization is in-line with the recommendations of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prerequisite for future financial assistance to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Federal Ministry of Aviation(FMA) are heavily indebted to many companies and my committee has the mandate (task) of compiling the names of these companies and debt owed them and also recommend for payment, for all contracts that have been fully executed . With our position in the committee, which comprises of the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION(FMA), FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) and CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN) Senior Officials , we have successfully secured for ourselves, the sum of US$ 15,231,000 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred and Thirty One Thousand United States Dollars only) and this amount was derived from deliberate over-inflation of the actual contract values owe by the Ministry. I was mandated in trust by members of my committee, to seek a foreign partner into whose account we could transfer this over-inflated sum of US$ 15,231,000 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred and Thirty One Thousand United States Dollars

(1) Your Name OR company name and full addresses, Telephone and Fax Number

(2) Your bank's name, Address, phone and fax number, Account name and Account Number, also your Bank Swift Code, IBAN or ABA Numbers.

The above stated requirements will enable us apply and procure the necessary legal documentations for approvals and transfer of the payment to your account and the approvals will be procured from the involved Government offices like FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION and this process may take between 7-10 working days.

We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit absolute confidentiality from you in this transaction.

Regards

Dr. John Ego

Email: dr.johnego@gmail.com

Email: drjohnego@yahoo.com

Direct Tel No:+234-8023 490 933

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