419 scam: Mrs Robina Johnson <james20@mollerconstructions.org> BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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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:
- "dear friend" (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)
- "million 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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrsrobinajohnson2010@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Robina Johnson <james20@mollerconstructions.org>
Reply-To: mrsrobinajohnson2010@accountant.com
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:27:45 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs Robina Johnson from Accra Ghana in West Africa. I work with
United bank for Africa Ghana (Accra Branch) as an accountant. I got
your email in the internet when I was searching for the relative or
closed associate of our deceased customer who died leaving a huge
amount of money in our bank, and having no next of kin to claim this
fund in case of eventuality.

Frankly, I didnâ€™t know you before and we havenâ€™t corresponded
previously, this is the only time Iâ€™m contacting you with this offer.
I was searching for the deceased relative when I came across your name
and contacts, so I decided to boldly ask for your collaboration in
this deal for our mutual benefits.

My reason for contacting you is that I want us to talk and if you
agree to cooperate with me, then I will present you to our Bank Board
of Directors as business partner to Late Mohammad Abdul Gawad Qayd ,so
that this fund will be released to you as the next of kin to the
deceased. This is for our mutual benefits and sharing ratio is 50/50%.
Your role is very simple. First, I will draft a â€œTEXTâ€of Formal
Application for Claim, and I will forward it to you, so that you will
send the Application directly to our Foreign Remittance Department
(FRD) as LEGAL business associate to the deceased. The Application
will be requesting the bank to open the legal process for the release
of Late Mohammad Abdul Gawad Qayd deposited fund.

Be assured that the fund will be released to you without questions,
because we are long in search of the partner/relative of the deceased
for several years without success, this is the reason why our
Executive Bank Directors have decided to confiscate this fund if I
fail to provide the beneficiary of this inheritance.

Note, there is no need to mention my name in your application since I
am an insider of the Bank, because none of our bank staff should know
our secret. The amount involve is Twelve Million Dollars
($12,000,000.00) and we have advantage of sharing the benefit 50/50
once the bank release's the money into your account.

There is no risk involved in your participation, as I will guide you
through the right
channel. You will have my direct telephone number where you can
discuss with me in private once you accept this cooperation.

To start with, I will require your complete name and address to enable
me prepare the application letter that you will submit to our Bank
head office for this claim and I will push your file for speedy
processing of the fund release to you within five(5) banking days,
depending how serious and close attention you pay.

Best Regards
Mrs Robina Johnson
mrsrobinajohnson2010@accountant.com

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