419 scam: "MR .ALBERT OJUKWU" <ojukwua147@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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 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.
- +2348154535746

Fraud email example:

From: "MR .ALBERT OJUKWU" <ojukwua147@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ojukwua147@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:36:27 -0700
Subject:

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FROM NRC NIGERIA
Phone No;+2348154535746

Dear One,

My Name is Chief Albert Ojukwu a top Official with the Nigerian
Resources Corporation(NRC),i want you to assist me to transfer
the sum of US$25 million into your bank account,this fund was a
result of the contract which was allocated to my Corporation.
The contract is now completed and the contractor has been paid
completely and now the balance of $25 million is remaining which
i need your assistance to transfer into your bank account and
both of us will share the fund as follows 60% for me and 35%
for you while 5% is for any expenses in which may occur in the
transaction.

I really need your honesty in this transaction and you have to
keep the transaction confidential because top officials are
monitored in our country and they are not always allowed to open
or own a foreign bank account while in office.So,that is why i
need your assistance to transfer the fund into your bank account
for both of us to share and i will require the following details
from you to make the transfer of the fund successfully to your
bank account.

Send me the following information to enable me to transfer the
whole fund into your bank account,(1)Your full names,(2)Your
Address,(3)Your phone number(4)Your bank account numbers and
Your Bank name and address.The fund will be transferred into
your bank account within few hours and i will come over to your
country to see you one on one to have my share of the fund,
Let honest and trust be our watchword in this transaction.

I am waiting to hear from now.

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,

Chief Albert Ojukwu

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