419 scam: Dr Adim Pele <adimpele11@gmail.com> ON TRUST

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348032540857 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- adimpele11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Adim Pele <adimpele11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adimpele11@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:16:06 +0800
Subject: ON TRUST

Dear Friend,

I am sending you this e-mail letter because of its urgency, secondly in the
next few months from now I will be retiring from active government
service and I
want to use this fund stated below for investment purposes in your country
through your able assistance. I know that this not the legal way of contacting
you for a business relationship of this magnitude. But sorry I have to
take this
step based on the urgency of what I needed from you.

I am Dr. Adim Pele, The former personal assistant to the late wife
of the past
president of the federal republic of Nigeria Mrs. Stella Obasanjo who died in
Spain after surgery. I am in possession of her contract money of
US$28.3MILLION,
this fund is currently in the custody of our paying bank (Central Bank Of
Nigeria) awaiting immediate claim.

I have concluded every arrangement to make you claim this fund as the
contractor/Beneficiary who executed the contract at the child welfare Fund
housing estate and computer institute in Abuja awarded to her by her
husband the
former president. Please, if you are serious and interested in handling this
transaction from your end, Do notify me by email now to enable me
advise you on
how to proceed.

Note that there is no risk attached in this transaction. Send your
response to
adimpele11@hotmail.com??

Thanks
Dr Adim Pele
+2348032540857

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