419 scam: "Gen.Anthony Mba" <no-reply@drivethrustuff.com> ***Get Back to me for more details***

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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:
- "account opening" (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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- anthonymbats1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gen.Anthony Mba" <no-reply@drivethrustuff.com>
Reply-To: gen.anthonymba@1email.eu
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 04:46:20 -0500
Subject: ***Get Back to me for more details***

Attention: Confirmed Funds Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that in the course of my investigation as the chairman of special task force on foreign debt payment. I came across your name and email address as unpaid fund beneficiary in the records of the central bank. My office was set up by the new President of Nigeria Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, to verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to our foreign beneficiaries in accordance with the information received from the United States government over unpaid huge debts owed to United States citizens and other countries.

I can understand that the bank officials did not inform you of your inheritance funds before now. You should not be surprise or confused at this stage as we are in control of the situation now. From our investigation i find out that you inherited the sum of $25m from one of your late relative, who worked with chevron oil company in Nigeria, as their chief construction officer. he was able to handle major construction works for the oil company including the crude oil discovery and drilling projects. he opened a personal bank account with one of the commercial bank in Lagos Nigeria and saved the total sum of $25m in that account. unfortunately he died in the ocean while handling one of the major oil discovery project in the waters. when the bank received the news of his death, they looked for his next of kin who will come to claim the money in his account during their search they saw your name as his next of kin in his account opening
files.

>From further investigation I discovered that the bank officials deliberately refused to inform you about your inheritance fund, they want your fund to remain trapped in the bank, while they continue to make profit with the funds using it for money trading and other business. I will help you to receive your inheritance funds successfully through the legal means,We shall obtain the court affidavit of inheritance and next of kin in your name, and also secure authorization letter from the high court to deduct all funds transfer fees and charges and transfer the balance amount to your personal bank account.This is the best way to transfer the funds to your bank account legally without any problem or question from the authorities in your country.

You should Reply back immediately for further details on how to transfer your funds to you through this legal process.

Yours sincerely,
Gen.Anthony Mba
E-mail: anthonymbats1@gmail.com

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