419 scam: "Brigadier General Bagamba Etumba Abassi"<abassi112@aol.com> Please, treat with utmost confidentiality.

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +27843534342 (South Africa, 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.
- abassi1956@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Brigadier General Bagamba Etumba Abassi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abassi1956@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:10:16 +0200
Subject: Please, treat with utmost confidentiality.

Brigadier General Bagamba Etumba Abassi
My telephone number is: +27843534342.

I am Brigadier General Bagamba Etumba Abassi, Defence Service branch Adviser of Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Since 31 December 2010 - Northern and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), War and clashed between armed forces, rebel groups and various militias continue to wreak severe harm on civilians, who are routinely caught in the frontlines of confrontations. On 20 November 2012, M23 rebels took control of Goma, a provincial capital with a population of one million people. By the end of November, the conflict has forced more than 140,000 people to flee their homes and more than 82,000 lives killed.

On the 14th of August 2013, I was appointed by the President Joseph Kabila to purchase ammunition from China valued at USD35.6M to further the conflicts in my country Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). My arrival in the Middle East was on transit to China, I decided to divert the army cash-consignment (Box) for my private use, in which was brought into Middle East as a diplomatic consignment confidentially sealed by the army, insured against loss or damages, and marked as a diplomatic baggage and has been lodged at security institute here in the Middle East for safety keeping; right now no one knows my whereabouts.

I got your contact address from the internet and decided to propose to you this business in strict confidence. I have picked up courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business transaction and i believe that you will never let me down either now or in the future since you have a reliable company that I can trust and invest on. Helping me out will be an opportunity for both of us and also for our entire family. I am now in South Africa and the consignment is in the Middle East for safety keeping at the security company.

Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. Contact me as quickly as possible through this email address: (abassi1956@aol.com) or with my telephone number is: +27843534342. with your private contact telephone numbers.

Expecting your urgent response.
Best Regard,
Brigadier General, Bagamba Etumba Abassi

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