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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 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.
- 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.
- sambo.dasuki1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Rtd Col Sambo Dasuki (NSA)" <sambo.dasuki1960@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 23:29:06 +0800
Subject: Your Attention !Your Attention! Rtd Col Sambo Dasuki (NSA)
Attention:
First and foremost I will like to introduce my self to you. I am
Retired Col Sambo Dasuki the former (NSA) National Security Advicer to
former President of Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr GoodLuck Ebele
Jonathan who was defeated Last year by present President Muhammadu
Buhari on general election.
Secondly I will be sincere and honest with you. during the Eran of
former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan I was paid the sum
$2.1Billion USD to purchase arms in fighting terror insurgency at the
North East of the country, I diverted the funds to different offshore
financial institution's both our domestic bank's and offshore
financial institute's, you as the I request you to assist me in moving
those funds to U.S Australia or Asia pacific or Europe or Middle East,
if you be willing to assist me in moving such funds to those region's
I will want you to invest the funds Pacific's, because the President
of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, have put me under arrest and
investigating me to produce the $2.1Billion USD which I will never
confess the where-about of this funds. I will be waiting for your
swift reply and get back to me with your personal Direct Mobile Phone
number for easy communication. and through those two Link's below.
http://www.360nobs.com/2016/01/jonathans-statement-ongoing-2-1billion-arms-=
deal-scandal/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195173-court-papers-show-how-e=
x-nsa-dasuki-allegedly-shared-n13-6bn-arms-money-to-cronies-politicians.html
Regards
Retired Col Sambo Dasuki
+2348022658566 sambo.dasuki1960@gmail.com
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