419 scam: "Mr johnson Effunuga"<test@mfvisa.com> Private Business Relationship.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- jeffunuga3333@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr johnson Effunuga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffunuga333@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:59:19 -0500
Subject: Private Business Relationship.

Sir,

I know this letter will definitely come to you as a surprise.

I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as chairman of the Contract Review/Audit Committee scrutinizing all record covering executed contract awarded by the Ministry here in Ghana.My colleagues and I have discovered some floating amount of USD 60,000,000 (SIXTY MILLION, UNITED STATE DOLLARS),Owing to a deliberate act of over invoicing and inflating of contract value by some Government officials.

This money has already been approved for payment by The Government of Ghana.As top civil servants we are not authorized to operate foreign bank account and this is the reason we seek for your assistance, to present you as the Contractor so that we will use your bank account to receive this money outside Ghana.

Were are going to accept you as our foreign partner and will now regularize the approvals documents to your name as the contractor beneficiary.As soon we receive your acceptance letter, we shall inform you of the necessary requirement from you to facilitate the transfer.We have resolved to give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance,while 70% is for me and my colleagues here in Ghana.

Let me reassure you that the movement and transfer of the funds to your account will be done in strict compliance to international and prevailing rules here, I want absolute safety and security of the funds as such I can not compromise in standard so that no eyebrow will be raised upon the funds.

I will be waiting for your answer with your full Name and telephone.

Email: jeffunuga3333@yahoo.com.vn

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Johnson M Effunuga

No.96 Road 22 Behind Accra Sports Stadium
P.O. Box GP 353. Osu, Accra
Tel: +233540322501

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