419 scam: "Mrs. Rita Emodi"<"WWW."@cup.ocn.ne.jp> Urgent Contact Needed

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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 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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- benolisa76@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rita Emodi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benolisa7676@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 14:31:39 -0800
Subject: Urgent Contact Needed

Dear Beneficiary ,

I am newly appointed sectary general of ACP/ Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on my desk I saw your pending payment transfer that suppose to be paid to you from Africa continent.

But during my investigations last week I noticed that this your payment worth US$16.5 Million Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, supposed to be transfer/ send to you for a very long time, now during my investigations I notice also that this unpaid payment was hanged to Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Escrow account, but when I verified this properly last week I was privilege to know that some group of in-posters want to manipulate on the funds through some of ex staffs (UBA Bank) whom wanted to corner the money to one offshore bank account in Europe

But I succeeded with my position in the office to put a stop to this ongoing transfer to the Europe offshore account now I want to know first and famous if you are still alive because during my verification the transfer documents shows that you have (pass on to ghost) but I was not still convince to that report in the transfer files, that was reason i search deeply to get more information i have in the file about being the real beneficiary of this funds.

Can you please reconfirmed back to the approved office for this payment by sending your current details to them so that I can see what next I can do to help you out to get your funds transferred or send to you, this is my promise to you.

Therefore provide this detail to this office and person below:

Contact Office: ACP/ Economic Community of West Africa States
Contact person: Sir Benson Olisa
Email address: benolisa76@gmail.com

Send these details of you’re to the person above:

Your Full Names:
Your Phone Number:
Your physical Address:

We shall commence on with you immediately we receive back from you,

Regards,

Mrs. Rita Emodi
Sectary to General-Secretary of ACP

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