419 scam: "DR.PETER IBEH"<admin@fator5.com.br> who is Mrs Carolyn Strickland? ,

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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:
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +2347084751337 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.PETER IBEH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibipeter10@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 09:50:26 -0700
Subject: who is Mrs Carolyn Strickland? ,

Attention: Please

please do not put us into Confusion here. who is Mrs Carolyn Strickland? she send us email this morning saying that she is your wife and you ask her to contact us regarding your $15m here in our bank. is very urgent you confirm to us now if this woman is your wife and also if you are the one that send her to come and claim your $15m. but how can you send your wife to come and claim your fund without informing me first

anyway is very urgent you call me now. that's if you are not the one that send her. because as i am taking to you now she has forward her bank account information to us and on Monday we are going to transfer your fund to her bank account. that's if we not hear from you today

Re-Confirm The Following Information’s Immediately For Payment Approval:
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Fax And Mobile #.
3) Company Name, Position And Address.
4) Profession, Age And Marital Status.
5) Copy Of Int'l Passport, Driver's License, Or Any Valid Id Card

Regards,
DR.PETER IBEH
Director Of Foreign Payment Department
First Bank Nigeria Plc.
Direct Mobile Tel +234-7084751337

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