419 scam: Ahlenius <britt.mrsinga@yahoo.com> From: Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- mrsingabritt55@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ahlenius <britt.mrsinga@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsingabritt55@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 08:29:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division

From: Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

To:Fund Beneficiary,

This
is to inform you that I came to London yesterday from America ,after
series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia,
Europe, Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of
America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these
two nations.

I have met with the new President Good Luck Jonathan of Nigeria who claimed that he has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund in your account.
Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr.Ban Ki-Moon,We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission
(EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges
and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your
Accrued interest of ($2.5million) here in America approved by both the
British government and the UN into your account without any delay. The
only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in your account, is your
Notarization fee $550 to the UN in Nigeria through western union money transfer or money Gram

Sincerely,
you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top
Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in your fund
and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.

I
have a very limited time to stay in London here so I would like you to
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best
to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours from Bank
of America

For your own good Contact to this my direct Email: mrsingabritt55@yahoo.co.uk

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius.

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