419 scam: "Dr. Johnson Ezeife" <legnum000@yahoo.co.jp> Your Urgent Attention Is Needed

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "cotonou" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Johnson Ezeife" <legnum000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Johnson Ezeife" <drjohnsonezeife@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:49:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Is Needed

FROM THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE/FUND
OFFICE ADDRESS: 21 GOV ROD CA JACKSON 2 COTONOU BENIN

DATE: 18/09/2014.

Dear: Beneficiary:

We have received an official notification today, from MR ANDREW M.BORIS, who claimed that you have authorized him to handle everything concerning the release of your inheritance Funds valued $40.5Million (US DOLLARS), as he confirmed to us that you are now in the Hospital taking care of your illness, but in consideration to the nature of our Official services here, we deem it necessary to get in touch with you first for proper confirmation before proceeding to his request.

Therefore, we need your prompt instruction to proceed with him in this matter or not. Below are the Bank account details that he has already forwarded to us for the purpose of remitting the funds to him, thus:-

BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 421 FAYETTEVILLE ST, RALEIGH, NC 27601-1792
ACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW M.BORIS
ADDRESS: 14626 BRIDLE TRACE LANE PINEVILLE, NC 28134-9141
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 586012358866
ROUTING NUMBER: 113000023
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N

NOTE: The release of the fund will be fixed as soon as we receive your prompt response to this message therefore, it is very important that you get in touch with us for immediate confirmation. If you need further information, feel free to get in touch with us by mail or call as soon as you receive this message today and don't fail to reconfirm your data where the funds will be transferred into your bank account or your full address where you want your bank check or atm card to be delivered which ever way you applied.

Get back to us as fast as you can before what belong to you change to someone else. Thanks and best regards.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Johnson Ezeife
From Director for Foreign Remittance Committee

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