419 scam: "Mr. Abel Greg"<arnebongart@juno.com> YOUR FUND'S UPDATE PLEASE

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2349094244623 (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.
- mr.abelgreg@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abel Greg" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abelgreg501@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:49:48 -0000
Subject: YOUR FUND'S UPDATE PLEASE

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, AFRICAN REGION

(DEBT MANAGEMENT DEPT)

P.M.B 532 GARKI, ABUJA

TEL: + 2349094244623

Hello Dear,

URGENT NOTIFICATION

Definitely, I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you. Firstly, I will like to introduce myself formally as Barrister Abel Greg, the director, Debt Managements Department of World Economic Forum African Region, responsible for the payment of all outstanding debts and services worldwide. You are been officially contacted by me today base on the signal we received from our central computer network system that your fund has been tampered and we have detected that someone is trying to re-load your funds into another persons ATM card.

Base on the above, we have today block the card and Re-deposited your fund into the African Suspense Account with the African clearing house in New Jersey USA, so kindly contact me immediately you receive this urgent email to enable me advice you accordingly and instruct the African clearing house to release your fund to you any how you want it and please stop every contact you have with anybody because any money you send to anyone is on your own risk.

In receipt of this Confidential email, you are required to call or email me immediately you receive this Confidential email on my private phone number (+ 2349094244623),Email: mr.abelgreg@yahoo.com as soon as you receive this email now.

Thanks, and we look forward in hearing from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Abel Greg

Director General, Debt Managements DPT,

World Economic Forum African Region

+ 2349094244623

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