419 scam: "JOHN OKOYE"<mrjohnnokoye111@gmail.com> Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN OKOYE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohnnokoye@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 13:25:21 +0100
Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:

how are you ?

It is to your notice this day that after much delay on your payment

release of $8,300,000,due to one or two thing and I have decided to

help you to get this ONLINE BANKING PART -PAYMENT through our

correspondent uba bank where we have oversea international

payment(Online Banking Payment, which you will be paid via THE ONLINE

BANKING PART -PAYMENT OF $8,300,000.00 M USD which will be done and be

effected to enable you make transfer into your other bank account by

yourself In other words, so your welcome to this mode of

payment(Online Banking Payment)

All i am doing is to proved my innocent and to make sure that you

receive your $8,3million because i know when you receive your fund

this time and you will not forget me ,

In order To proceed you are required to Re-Confirm your Full Name/Your

call Phone number and Residential Address for Smooth Online Banking

Payment to you to enable me to Re-certify and classify True

Identification to avoid Fund Diversion or Paying to a Wrong

Beneficiary

send us the complete information needed from you as stated below,

Full Names......

Telephone

Contact Address

Age....

Occupation..

Your ID

Mr. John Okoye

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