419 scam: "Mr john obisheh" <sale@nika-eko.ru> TREAT AS URGENT

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr john obisheh" <sale@nika-eko.ru>
Reply-To: lszyjngwz@lszyjng.com
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:18:50 +0100
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT

Attn: Beneficiary.

This is to officially inform you that Attn: Beneficiary. not received your compensate payment Which was approve by united nation in your name is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your inheritance payment. after our official meeting yesterday United Nations office has agreed to compensate all scam victims which your is inclusive and total payment of $10.5M USD is approved in your favor.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Porto Novo,Capital Of Benin Republic,it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of Africa,the president of the UNITED NATION is now paying 100 victims of this operators $10.5Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Africa,the payments are to be paid by UNITED BANK OF AFRICAN UBA as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National Therefore we have arranged your total payment of $10.5M US Dollars through ATM VISA CARD which is the latest instruction from the World Bank president.

This compensation includes international that failed due to Government problems etc. Reconfirm the following Information to me if you are still willing to receive your funds

: A) Full Name:...
Your receiving adress
C) Phone, fax and mobile #.
D) company's name, position and address.
E) Profession, age and marital status.
F) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove you International Settlement Dept

Regards
Mr john obisheh

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