419 scam: "PROF. EMMANUEL EDOZEIN." <enquiry.general@yahoo.pt> PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.

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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)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- rev.fr.wnelson@priest.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF. EMMANUEL EDOZEIN." <enquiry.general@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "PROF. EMMANUEL EDOZEIN." <office01202@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:21:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.

Â Dear Friend,

Thank God I have finally completed the transaction and the funds in my bank account now. Presently I'm in Doha, Qatar, with the partner that helped me to receive the funds for some new projects with the funds. I believed that you will remember me vividly your former partner Prof Emmanuel Edozein. Indeed, I cannot forget your efforts, time and energy wasted and the risk you intended to bear with me during the period of the transaction. Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now.

I contacted you basically because I did not have rest of mind, am feeling that you will let people know about this huge sum of money that I just transferred. Please you are the third person that knows about this transaction and I did not want another person to know about it. Based on this, I wish to give you US$5,500,000.00 being a compensation for all your effort and also for you to keep the deal secret from everybody I mean, do not let another person hears about it.

My dear, right now your Certified International Bank Draft worth of US$5,500,000.00 is with Rev. Fr. Nelson Williams of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, I left instruction with him on your behalf. As at the time I was leaving my Country he was the only one I could trust with that kind of money, he is a very simple and understanding person, feel free to contact Him with your FULL NAMES, HOUSE ADDRESS and DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER via email (rev.fr.wnelson@priest.com) for him to be sure that is you that contacted him.

I am very busy here because of my projects with the new partner. So you get in touch with him and he will send the Bank draft to you without any delay. Here is his email address again (rev.fr.wnelson@priest.com). I appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free to get in touched with him. Thank God almighty for the success.

Regards
Prof Emmanuel Edozein.
CEO, AMV Ltd.

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