419 scam: "MR. PAUL ADABA" <oficed@tim.it> HELLO

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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:
- "lagos" (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.
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.
- +2349091180535 (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.
- pauladaba.afdb.ng@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. PAUL ADABA" <oficed@tim.it>
Reply-To: adbng.ng@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 04:37:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HELLO

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP [AFDB]
12B OKOAWO CLOSE, VICTOVRIA ISLAND
LAGOS, LAGOS -NIGERIA REGIONAL OFFICE

Our Ref:Afdb-ng/17 Your Ref:Africanscamvictim/Au/Afdb-ng/09

Date: 24/08/2017

RE- US3MILLION COMPENSATION TO YOU BY AFRICAN UNION

This serves as a notice for the formal approval of the total sum of US3Million
to you by African Union as a Victim of African Scam perpetrated by African
unscrupulous elements who has painted Africa Black before the rest of the
World.

African Governments under AU decided to compensate selected Scam Victims from
different parts of the World with the sum of US3Million for each lucky
beneficiary selected by African Union through data provided by International
Scam Watch Organization that certified you as a Scam Victim in Africa as
African Union initiated the program through which you are compensated with the
aforementioned amount to redeem the image of Africa.

Having approved the release of the compensation amount to you officially by
African Union, African Development Bank the Apex Bank of Africa has been
directed to release the approved amount to you through the approved payment
method electronic payment through a customized ATM CARD linked with the account
the US3,Million will be withdrawn or access from by you from any part of the
World.

In view of this, you are requested as a matter of urgency to provide the
following information of your person to prepare the ATM CARD and give final
endorsement to the release of the amount you are awarded with by African Union
and African Development Bank authorities. The information is thus:

[1] First Name, Middle and Surname
[2] Nationality, State of Origin and Address
[3] Age, sex and occupation
[4] Personal telephone line

As listed above is the information required from you to formalize the release
of your fund to you. Note: if you ignore or fail to respond within the expected
period of time, your file will be canceled and the US3million recorded as
unsolicited fund by you.

Yours Sincerely

Mr. Paul Adaba
Regional Director African Development Bank [afdb]
E-mail: pauladaba.afdb.ng@gmail.com
Tel: +234-9091180535

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