419 scam: "Obasanjo & Associates"<testuser@sportsnet.com.tr> Attn; Beneficiary

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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:
- "service fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Obasanjo & Associates" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <obasanjoassoc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 06:33:41 -0700
Subject: Attn; Beneficiary

Sir/Madam,

I am a financial consultant with the CBN/Debt Management Office,
that is privy to internal data of several unclaimed
foreign payment which yours is one of them, most beneficiaries are
unable to meet the financial obligations required to concluded their
fund claim processing , hence the need for a third party investor/
financier comes in on a return interest of 15% and my own service fee
of 5% in pro rata.

The investor is now ready to release money for the project
on your behalf so all financial obligations is met to
facilitate the conclusion and processing of your 10.5M to you without
any recourse. but because of the limited time we have at
hand, for us to kick start this processing quickly send your details as below

1, Current bank acct details
2, cellphone numbers ,
3, Home / residential address
4, SSN numbers
5, Your full names

So we can precede on the project.

Regards.

Akeem Obasanjo
Obasanjo & Associates
(legal Department CBN)
email: Obasanjo@obasanjoassociates.33mail.com

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