419 scam: "REV DR.FAVOUR OKEKE" <johnuwa5566@gmail.com> HELLO GOOD DAY MY DEAR

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22998332552 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV DR.FAVOUR OKEKE" <johnuwa5566@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "REV DR.FAVOUR OKEKE" <atmcarddelivery47@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:11:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HELLO GOOD DAY MY DEAR

HELLO GOOD DAY MY DEAR.

I$B!G(Bm the new appointed Postman of Regular Mail Post Office branched at Porto Novo-Benin. I assumed this office on 27 January 2017. On going through the files of the previous records of this office, I discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM cards each one attached with an email address of the owner on it. The former appointee of this office (Alhaji Ahmed Musa Jr) failed to carry out the delivery as it was instructed and programmed. And one of his reasons for not carrying out the delivery was that you have not provided your postal address to him for the completion of the delivery.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card was deposited by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died two years back. On the statement he wrote on the list, he stated
that each of the aforementioned ATM cards contains $12.8 million US Dollars. Meanwhile, I am making the arrangement of posting the six parcels through Regular Mail Post Office to all of you. So, I want you to provide your postal address and your personal information as listed below: Don$B!G(Bt be surprise in case this message appears in your mail box as $B!H(Bundisclosed recipients$B!I(B because I am sending the same message of the same content to six of you at the same time.

I went to our head office at Cotonou-Benin and reported the issue of the discovered six ATM cards in my office and they verified it and gave me the order to carry out the delivery immediately after you send the $95 usd for the Postal Stamp of the parcel. We would have deducted the fee out of the main fund but as you are clearly aware that we don$B!G(Bt have any access to the pin code of the ATM card until you receive it and open it by yourself.

It$B!G(Bs an illegal act for us to
open the pin code ourselves. So, you should send the $95 usd today for the Postal Stamp. Send the $95 usd through Western Union Or Money Gram Or RIA Money Transfer to my secretary JUDE MGDE as listed below:

RECEIVER'S NAME...... JUDE MGDE
COUNTRY.....BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY....COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION....TRUST
TEXT ANSWER......HONEST
AMOUNT......$95 USD DOLLARS ONLY
SENDER'S NAME........?
Sender$B!G(Bs Name:
Sender$B!G(Bs Address:
MTCN or Reference Number:

Thanks and God bless you as i will be waiting for your urgent response with the payment info soon.

All the best,

REV DR.FAVOUR OKEKE

Bank Number +229 98 33 2552

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