{"id":374,"date":"2018-05-09T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T08:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/?p=374"},"modified":"2018-05-11T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:09:04","slug":"a-look-at-some-common-frauds-and-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/a-look-at-some-common-frauds-and-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look At Some Common Frauds And Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>US intelligence sources have linked the ubiquitous Internet financial fraud spam emails, known as Advance Fee Fraud 419 (AFF 419)\u00a0messages, to coded communications by terrorist groups and\u00a0international organized crime syndicates \u2013 Wayne Madsen<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you received an unsolicited letter from Nigeria, Russia or any other foreign country? Was the letter drafted in such a way as to request for payment of an advance fee under the pretext that such is needed to consummate a business deal? If yes, then you may be at a risk of being fleeced of your hard earned money, for such schemes are now being rampantly perpetrated all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are victims approached?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically, victims are sent scam emails\/letters containing false information on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>millions of dollars from over invoiced contracts in Nigeria or other foreign countries<\/li>\n<li>millions of dollars left by a deceased person\u00a0contracts for the purchase of vehicles,<\/li>\n<li>computers and accessories, medical equipment, etc, running into millions of dollars.<\/li>\n<li>the sale of crude Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communication Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/a-look-at-some-common-frauds-and-scams\/fraud-process-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?fit=591%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"591,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fraud-Process\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?fit=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?fit=591%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?resize=591%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?w=591&amp;ssl=1 591w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fraud-Process-1.png?resize=587%2C420&amp;ssl=1 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are the victims?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victims are usually businesses or individuals out to make quick profits with little effort. Such communications normally request particulars of bankers, company embossed stationary and blank company pro forma invoices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Fraudster Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The international fraudster presents himself as a very important personality with impeccable credentials and parades bogus prefixes such as Doctor, Prince, Engineer, Chief, HRH (His Royal Highness) etc. In some instances, he may lay claims to being an important government official or a representative of government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Not To Do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not respond to scam letters either by mail, fax or telephone.<\/li>\n<li>Do not reveal or give bank account details to anyone (including people claiming to be banking officials from your local bank. Such transactions are better concluded at the bankers\u2019 offices).<\/li>\n<li>Ensure security of vital documents relating to bank accounts, passports, ID cards, fax\/telephone numbers, insurance certificates company letter headed papers, contractual agreements etc.<\/li>\n<li>Do not agree to any proposed to meeting whether it is to take place in your own country or any other country.<\/li>\n<li>Do not part with money under any circumstance.<\/li>\n<li>Do not be convinced by documents that carry the logo\/emblem of the Federal Government of Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li>Do not accept proposals for remittance of funds into your bank account. There is no money to be remitted!<\/li>\n<li>Do not prolong communication as this may convince you and lure you into a loss of monumental proportions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of a fraudulent mail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;&#8211;Original Message&#8212;&#8211;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> From: Engr. Ahmed Usman [mailto:ahamedusman@techemail.com]<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2018 1:11 PM<\/em><br \/>\n<em> To:<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Subject: HELLO<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Sir,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am making this proposal with the believe that you could be fully trusted to handle this business with the degree of confidence it deserves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am Engr. Ahmed Usman an Audit Manager at Pipeline and Products Marketing Company -PPMC (a parastatal under Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources).<\/em><br \/>\n<em> My colleagues and I in the company need the Services\/assistance of a competent, trustworthy and reputable foreigner or company into whose account a\u00a0<\/em><em>large sum of money would be remitted before the Planned deregulation of the Oil sector. This fund originated from deliberate over-estimation of contracts that was awarded by this parastatal to foreign companies for drilling, excavation and spot\u00a0<\/em><em>lifting of Crude oil in Port Novo located in the tiny Republic of Benin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The need to contact you or your company is predicated on that the contracts were executed by foreign firms, furthermore the money cannot go into indigenous\u00a0<\/em><em>accounts because the Code of Conduct (COC) of the Federal Civil Servants here in Nigeria.Your quick response upon your Expression Of Interest (EOI) will\u00a0<\/em><em>enable me stop further search for a partner. Reply through my email above for further briefing on how to commence this transaction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Your cooperation would be highly acknowledged thus your response is eagerly awaited.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yours faithfully<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Engr. Ahmed Usman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST EMAIL GOING ROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From: jiwuala@zipmail.com.br [mailto:jiwuala@zipmail.com.br]<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sent: Mon 21\/02\/2018 18:08<\/em><br \/>\n<em> To: jiwuala@zipmail.com.br<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Subject: Very Urgent business proposal<\/em><br \/>\n<em> John Iwuala&amp; Associates.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Solicitors &amp; Advocates.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 21-02-2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Lee,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I know this Letter will come to you as a suprise, though i do not intend\u00a0<\/em><em>to embarrass you. Let me start by Formally introducing myself to you. I\u00a0<\/em><em>am Barrister John Iwuala, a Legal Practitioner and Head of Chambers, of an\u00a0<\/em><em>International accredited Law Firm with offices in Nigeria, South Africa\u00a0<\/em><em>and United states.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am the Attorney representing Engr.Chris Lee who lost his life in <\/span><\/i><b><i>recent\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>Tsunami disaster<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while on vacation with his family in <\/span><\/i><b><i>Thailand at the famous\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>tourist resort Island of Phuket<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.According to report reaching me, based on\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an extensive inquiry through Nigeria Embassy in Thailand revealed <\/span><\/i><b><i>that non\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>of his family member survived devastating Tsunami disaster.<\/i><\/b><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My deceased client lived most of his lifetime in Nigeria and took here\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a home, since according to him he was raised up in an orphanage in his\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">country having been abandoned by his mother. As a consultant to Oil Prospecting\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies in Nigeria, he made fortune for himself and I have been his personal\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attorney Spanning for a period of five years.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now to the brass tack, the deceased took <\/span><\/i><b><i>life Insurance Policy which entitles<\/i><\/b><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><b><i>any Surviving member of his family to a whooping sum of USD5, 00,00,00 in the event of his death<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Unfortunately, his wife and children who statutorily are his next of kin are no more and under the existing law here the Surviving relatives of my deceased client becomes the benefactors.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is because of this development that compelled me to go into an extensive\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b><i>search in the Internet for possible trace of his family Linage but to no\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>avail.<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, since coincidentally both of you share the same last name, I want\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to seek your consent to present you as a relative to my deceased client\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by virtue of family linage. As attorney to the deceased the onus of proof\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to establish your relationship with my client, rest on me and to achieve\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this objective, there are judicial process involved which I will brief you\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on subsequent correspondence if you indicate interest.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><b><i>I am not pursuing this claim for the monetary gain;<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is a duty I owe my\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">late client as I intend to use part of the fund to establish a Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in his name. Notwithstanding, you will be adequately rewarded for your assistance in this endeavour, as you will receive 30% of the total amt involved.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>John Iwualaesq.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Principle partner Alternative email &lt;johniwuala@mail2lawyer.com<\/em>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What To Do If..<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DO NOT REPLY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you receive a scam letter by e-mail, do not reply. <strong>KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TARGETED PERSONALLY<\/strong> \u2013 the same scheme has been aimed at different persons.<\/li>\n<li>Cause them some inconvenience by forwarding a copy of the e-mail to the Internet Service Provider from where the e-mail originated in the following format.<br \/>\nFor example: &#8211;<br \/>\nabuse@hotmail.com or fraud@hotmail.com if the email came from axxxxx@hotmail.com orabuse@yahoo or fraud@yahoo.com if the email came from a xxxxx@yahoo.com etc.<\/li>\n<li>If you have have a contact number -please pass the information on to the the relevant law enforcement agents.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Visit http:\/\/www.efccnigeria.org\/<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Controls<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always keep you Bank details under lock and key<\/li>\n<li>Keep records of your cheques and statement of accounts<\/li>\n<li>The use of different signatures for personal and official business<\/li>\n<li>Let <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beware<\/span> be your watch dog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monetary losses by victims can range from low thousands into multi-millions. True figures are often impossible to ascertain, because many victims, embarrassed by their naivet\u00e9 and feeling personally humiliated, do not report the crime to the authorities. Others, having lost so much themselves, become &#8220;part of the gang&#8221; recruiting more victims from their own country of residence. There are tragic cases of victims being unable to cope with the losses and committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p>On a final note, be warned that these people can use any channel or medium to perpetrate their nefarious schemes. Be cautious when answering calls and receiving emails from unknown persons, and always be guided by the following credo: <strong>If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adewale Banjoko<\/strong><br \/>\nPrincipal Fraud Consultant<br \/>\nTel +447527787195 \u2013 ACTIVE<br \/>\nTel +234 8022227322<br \/>\nEmail: adebanjoko@globalfraudforensics.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Reference: &#8211; The Forum of Trust Journal (TUFF UK). Jan2004. Volume 6, Issue<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US intelligence sources have linked the ubiquitous Internet financial fraud spam emails, known as Advance Fee Fraud 419 (AFF 419)\u00a0messages, to coded communications by terrorist groups and\u00a0international organized crime syndicates \u2013 Wayne Madsen Have you received an unsolicited letter from Nigeria, Russia or any other foreign country? 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