419 scam: "Carol Baldwin"<carol.baldwin@usa.com> Good day from Carol

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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 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.
- barr.saidouagbantou@legislator.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Carol Baldwin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.saidouagbantou@legislator.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:26:26 -0400
Subject: Good day from Carol

Good Day to you My Dear friend ,

I am Carol Baldwin , I am a US citizen, 59 years Old. I reside here in Wassilla , Alaska . My residential address is as follows. 6725 S Setters Bay Dr, Wassilla ,AK 99654, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich, I am one of those that took part in Scammed victims compensation program in Africa many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over US$26,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to the office of Economic and Financial crimes commission with all my compensation documents, AS I where been directed by the ( F B I) Director and US homeland security to contact and meet Barrister Saidou Agbantou, who is a member of EFCC AWARD COMMITTEE and representative of the Federal government Compensation award payment here in United States, so I contacted Barrister Barrister Saidou Agbantou and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the Economic and financial crimes commission paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $3.5 Million United States Dollar, Moreover,Barrister Saidou Agbantou , showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your Name and email address as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with any impostors , they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Barrister Saidou Agbantou. You have to contact him directly on this information below.

NNPC COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Barrister Saidou Agbantou(Esq)
Email: barr.saidouagbantou@legislator.com

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Barrister Saidou Agbantou was just US$85 for the paper works, take note of that.

Send him the following details if you know you are ready to have your FUNDS . Once again US$85 is only needed for him to get the document that is needed to make the transfer a successful one and that is that only payment I pay to Barrister Saidou Agbantou and he help me in making sure that my money was transfered to me and I must say that you have to contact him so that he will help you the way he help me to Get my FUNDS without any further payment.

You only have to reconfirm your your information to him if you are ready to get your FUNDS

Your Full Name:...............
Direct Phone:....................
Contact Address :....................

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Barrister Saidou Agbantou so that he can help you to Deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Carol Baldwin

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