419 scam: rabiu anoruo <rabiuanoruo@mynet.com> Hello

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mr.rabiu_anoruo@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: rabiu anoruo <rabiuanoruo@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:48:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello

Hello, Â I am Mr. Rabiu Anoruo., from Burkina Faso in WestAfrican region. I work with the bank of Africa here in the nation. I am writingyou frommy office that which will be of an immense benefit toboth of us. In my department, being the account manager I discovered anabandoned sumof $18 million USA Dollars (Eighteen million UsDollars) in an account that belongs to one of the bank late foreign customers,a Germancitizen who unfortunately lost his life in a planecrash. personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for manyyears now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds ofthis account valued at 18 Million Dollars can be done and paid to you for bothofus. I will furnish you with more and you can contactme through this my private E-mail address (mr.rabiu_anoruo@yahoo.com)Â Endeavour to let me know your decision rather than tokeep me waitingor exposingme.Â Regards,Mr. RabiuAnoruo.

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