419 scam: "Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius"<VERTEPORE@AOL.COM> Call me for Clarification,,,

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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:

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. )
- "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.
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.
- +2347087629700 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rsm111@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 05:15:43 -0800
Subject: Call me for Clarification,,,

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM

INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION

From: Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Direct Phone: +2347087629700

December 11, 2010

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from London, after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going on in these two nations. You can read my biography here. http://www.un.org/sg/senstaff_details.asp?smgid=11

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 your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account without any delay as approved and instructed by British government and UNITED NATIONS. The only fee you will pay to receive your fund is your Notarization fee only. Upon your request, I will tell you the amount and also send you the payment information you will use in sending the Notarization fee.

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.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I will advise you on what to do so that you will receive your long awaiting payment. Kindly get back to me immediately with your direct phone number for oral cnversation.

You can reach me at +2347087629700 for oral conversation.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

United Nations Under-Secretary-

General for Internal Oversight

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