419 scam: "Mr.Christian Ibakiba" <hu

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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)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- greg.vannidi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Christian Ibakiba" <hu_r@njmetro.com.cn>
Reply-To: greg.vannidi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:18:16 -0700
Subject: hello

My Dear Friend,

Good day my dear friend, how are you? Longest time, I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those inheritance funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Russia,presently i am in INDIA for investment projects with my own share of the total sum, meanwhile,i did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring of those inheritance funds despite that it failed us some how,now contact my secretary in Lome Togo west Africa, her name is Greg Vannidi here on his email address(greg.vannidi@gmail.com) ask her to send you the total of ($800,000.00),Eight hundred thousand united states dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in the transaction.

I appreciated your efforts by that time very much, So feel free and contact my secretary Greg Vannidi and instruct her where to send you ATM CARD of the total sum ($800,000.00) Send to him immediately,Your Full Name Your Address Your Phone Number Your Age Your Occupation,Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.In the moment,

I am very very busy here because of the investment projects which i am having with my new partner at hand, finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that ATM CARD of ($800,000.00) so feel free to get in touch with Greg Vannidi he will send the amount to you without any delay. Remember her email address is(greg.vannidi@gmail.com).

Best regards,

Mr.Christian Ibakiba

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