419 scam: "MRS. CECILIA IBRU"<info@fund.com> FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CECILIA IBRU

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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.
- +2348121552120
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.
- inspector.agentmarcus@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. CECILIA IBRU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inspector.agentmarcus@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:17:32 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CECILIA IBRU

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CECILIA IBRU
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process
of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized Payment
System. We have decided to pay your funds,but through (ATM Master Express Credit
Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris
Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region, but you
bear it in mind that you be the one to take care of the delivery fees before
reponse.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable
our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interfference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by
GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION AND AGE

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will
proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home addresss so you
absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and
Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successfull Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department

MR HOWARD MARCUS.
Email To Contact (inspector.agentmarcus@yahoo.com.hk)
TEL: +234-8121552120
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. CECILIA IBRU
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.(inspector.agentmarcus@yahoo.com.hk)

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