419 scam: Godwin James <courtoffice00@gmail.com> Attention Dear

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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:
- "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)
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.
- info.bankusally.ocb@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Godwin James <courtoffice00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.bankusally.ocb@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 05:27:52 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear

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Attention:

RE-INTERCEPTION OF YOUR FUNDS VALUED AT USD$5,750,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS

This is to notify you that your funds valued five million seven
hundred and fifty thousand united state states dollar (u.s
$5,750,000.00, has been released today to the okpulu consortium bank (ocb)..

Here are the information we need from you to forward to our cashier:

1. Your full Names:===========
2. Postal Address:===========
3. Direct cell numbers:========
4. E-mail address:===========
5. sex:===============
6. age:==============
7. Occupation:=========
8. Nationality:==========

for your convenience, you will transfer through okpulu consortium
bank (ocb).to your local
bank account within 24 hrs online by yourself to your local account,
by of this method we will send you our login detail and bank website.

you will monitor the movement of the international funds online till
your account is duly credits. contact the okpulu consortium bank (ocb).to
provide personnel with the login details, so you can commence the
transfer by yourself.after te needed information is verifies you will
receive our officail online transfer form once we confirm the above
needed information.

contact person: mr. banku sally c.e.o okpulu consortium bank (ocb)

Phone number +2260064987
Email:info.bankusally.ocb@gmail.com

sincerely.
Mr Godwin James
Foreign operations manager okpulu consortium bank (ocb)

Get back to me once you received confirmed this email.

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