419 scam: "JOHN GRIFFITH JONES" <usr@news.promax.es> We appreciate your urgent co-operation

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount 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)
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.
- +447045711603 (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.
- mrjohn.g.jones_chairmanfcauk@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN GRIFFITH JONES" <usr@news.promax.es>
Reply-To: info.bfmunitheadofficceuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 04:28:14 +0100
Subject: We appreciate your urgent co-operation

FROM THE DESK OF MR JOHN GRIFFITH JONES.
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA).
25 THE NORTH COLONNADE, CANARY WHARF,
LONDON E14 5HS UNITED KINGDOM
(Company No. 01920623)
Tel:(+44) 704-571-1603

Fax:(+44) 843-564-3072
Email:mrjohn.g.jones_chairmanfcauk@financier.com

Attn Beneficiary,

Be officially informed that it has come to our notice via our Central Financial Monitoring Computerized Database System that huge amount of money has been credited in your name for transfer with our newly authorized and Approved paying Bank or through the affiliate corresponding Bank.

Our utmost Priority is to ensure maximum security of your Funds Remittance and also to protect the movement of the Fund into your desired account in your Country or any place you wish the funds should be transferred to. I wish to let you know that all your efforts so far in this transaction will never be in vain. We promise that you must receive your funds successfully into your account without further stress and also to put a lasting smile on your face and your success in this transaction must be fruitfully achieved.

Meanwhile Under the stipulated Law of the Government of Great Britain, Wales and other member countries of the United Nations, any huge amount of money that has been found in the Central Financial Monitoring Computerized Database waiting to be transferred without claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and forfeited to the United Nations account.

We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for ratification within the 5 working days of this notice by forwarding to us all your current information including your direct telephone number and postal address where your payment release documents will be send to you in order for us to confirm your personal receipt of this fund or consider your fund confiscated.

Be informed that as soon as we receive your current data then we will endorse with the legal preparation of your payment release documents and immediately instruct our authorized Bank of International Settlement (BIS) to release your funds by forwarding your file to them for immediate payment consideration. This email and its attachments are confidential.

FIRST NAME:---------------------------------------------------
LAST NAME:----------------------------------------------------
SEX:----------------------------------------------------------
AGE:----------------------------------------------------------
OCCUPATION:---------------------------------------------------
FULL ADDRESS:-------------------------------------------------
NATIONALITY: -------------------------------------------------
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:--------------------------------
MOBILE #:-----------------------------------------------------
DIRECT TELEPHONE #:-------------------------------------------
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:--------------------------------------------

I ...................................................................hereby declare that the above DATA are true, and in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Kindest Regards,

JOHN GRIFFITH JONES,
CHAIRMAN, FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA).
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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