419 scam: Desmond Ezenna <desmezenna@gmail.com> REPLY IMMEDIATELY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Desmond Ezenna <desmezenna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: desmondezenna77@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:07:18 +0100
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

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Dear Sir,

My name is Dr.Desmond Ezenna, the Auditor General of Skye Bank
Nigerian Plc Situated at No 36 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island Lagos
State Federal Republic Of Nigeria. During last year 2nd quarter of our
bank auditing exercise, a certain amount totaling (US$20.5M) Twenty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only, which was
deposited in a fixed account and owned by a Libyan Oil Business Mogul
name, Mr.Mohamed Youssif was discovered by me as dormant account
during the course of the auditing.

I immediately tried to contact the account owner, Mr. Mohamed Youssif
in order to verify the ownership of the fund using the contact details
from the account and discovered he has been killed along with all his
family during the recent political civil war that rock their country
last two year's 2014.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr.Mohamed
Youssif did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit. So, Twenty Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollarsis still lying un claimed in my
bank The Skye Bank Nigerian Plc and no one will ever come forward to
claim it.

I have therefore secretly closed the account in order to avoid my
junior staffs from noticing same with the intention of transferring
the money to a foreign partners who would act as a next of kin
beneficiary hence the reason for contacting you, since according to
the law of my country , if after 3 year's and six months the money
remains unclaimed the ownership of the fund would become that of the
Government Of Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

My proposal, therefore is that you act as the next of kin and I would
use my influence to transfer the fund into your account. Upon
transferring the money into your account, I am prepared to share the
money with you 50-50.

Kindly let me know if you are interested in my proposal by sending
your contact details to me.

Best Regard
Dr.Desmond Ezenna

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