419 scam: "DR RICHARD AISUEBEOGUN"<fed.air.authority@gmail.com> REF:FUND TRANSFER & REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347025410151
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.
- richard.faan.ng@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR RICHARD AISUEBEOGUN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richard.faan.ng@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:24:44 -0700
Subject: REF:FUND TRANSFER & REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT

FROM:DR RICHARD AISUEBEOGUN((MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO)
FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA(FAAN)
F.A.A.N. COMPLEX SECRETARIAT(FCT)
LAGOS-NIGERIA
TEL:+234-702-541-0151(My Direct Line)
Email:richard.faan.ng@hotmail.com
website:http://www.faannigeria.org

MY DEAR REALTOR

REF:FUND TRANSFER & REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Please permit me to introduce my self to you.My name is DR RICHARD AISUEBEOGUN,Managing Director/CEO of FAAN,also a member of Contract Award Tender committee with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN).I wish to extent this Business relationship to you with hope that you will accept it.

Recently,my ministry Awarded a Contract to a Foreign REALTOR Consulting corporation in one of the Scandinavian Countries for the RE-CONSTRUCTION OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ABUJA(FCT) & CONSTRUCTIONS OF 350 UNITS OF MINISTRY OF AVIATION ESTATE in the year 2008.

During the Award of this Contract,myself and some top members of my committee OVER-INVOICED the Volume of the Contract with Additional sum of TWENTY SIX MILLION, FIVE THOUSAND HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY(US$26,500,000.00),which was mapped out for our personal interest.

As at last year,the Contract had been completed and the projects fully commissioned and the FOREIGN CONTRACTORS being paid their original contract funds.Now,this OVER-INFLATED sum of $26.5M is in my ministry's SUSPENCE ACCOUNT with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)unclaimed.However,I and my partners have also completed arrangement with the top-Officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) on how to release this money,but for the fact that the original Contractor was a foreigner,we are now looking for a foreign partner who will assist us by giving us any bank account of his choice to enable us TRANSFER this funds into your bank account.

Based on this,I am now soliciting for your kind help to get this mutual business go through.What I need from you is an account where this money will be transferred into.Every arrangement have been put in place to make sure the business runs smoothly.To this end,the business is risk free.

In view of the above subject matter,you are advised as a matter of urgency to send to me immediately as you are replying this mail,the following under-listed requirements if you consider it willing to assist me:

(1)YOUR FULL NAME & HOME ADDRESS,
(2)YOUR REALTOR BUSINESS/COMPANY'S NAME & ADDRESS,
(3)PHONE(MOBILE)& FAX NUMBERS,
(4) YOUR POSITION/PROFESSION,
(5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY,

For your assistance input to receive this funds into your account,you shall be given 25% of the total sum,5% will be set aside for any incidental or miscellaneous expenses that might be incurred along the process of the fund transfer(as it will be reimbursed to both parties after the transaction).While 70% for me and my colleagues involved which I intend to invest into REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION both the purchase of COMMERICAL & RESIDENTIAL PROPERITIES IN USA through your directives.

Please go through this website:(http://www.faannigeria.org) to confirm the legitimacy of my word and designation with FAAN,but first get back to me through this Email:richard.faan.ng@hotmail.com for security reasons

When I hear from you,further details will be given to you regarding the approval of the fund transfer transaction.

I Look forward for your kind and immediate response in this concern

Yours Sincerely,

DR RICHARD AISUEBEOGUN(MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO)
FEDEARL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA(FAAN)
Email:richard.faan.ng@hotmail.com

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