419 scam: Jason Hooker <info3@medmarlines.gr> Attention

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +447087668417 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- j.hooker222089@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jason Hooker <info3@medmarlines.gr>
Reply-To: <j.hooker222089@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:42:55 -0700
Subject: Attention

Attention

REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS NEXT-OF-KIN AND REPATRIATE USD$22MILLION TO YOUR PRIVATE OR COMPANY ACCOUNT.

I am contacting you in Confidence, because I was presently mandated by the director of UBA Capital (Europe) Limited London to ascertain your interest and capability to co-operate with us in actualizing a highly rewarding transaction on repatriation of funds to your country.

Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide heir to My late client?

Until his untimely death by the Paris bomb explosion at France, my client operated a fixed account of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars (US$22,000,000.00) with UBA Capital (Europe) Limited London. Sequel to his death, the Bank made concerted effort to contact the immediate family in order to re-claim and transfer the ownership of the funds. Unfortunately, the Bank discovered recently that the immediate families of the depositor was also drastically affected by the same Bomb Explosion while on holidays.

Apparently, the funds are now in full custody of the Bank. After a very serious survey, I and the CEO of the Bank decided to repatriate this fund to a trustworthy and reliable overseas bank account for high yield investment portfolios. The modality of disbursing the funds will be discussed fully with the Bank-Account owner/provider, which we are offering you.

All the documents establishing the deposit of the fund and empowering you to be the heir/Beneficiary of the fund will be perfectly secured in your name if interested in helping secure the fund. Transfer of this fund can be swiftly and successfully implemented within 14 bank working days if you provide the necessary overseas infrastructure required to realize the objective. Keep this confidential information strictly to yourself and send your reply to my private email address stated below for assistance.

I await your reply.

Sincerely,

Jason Hooker
Phone: +447087668417
Email: j.hooker222089@gmail.com

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