419 scam: "MR.IBRAHIM MAGU" <info@cec.qwest.net> Attn: Please Read Carefully And Respond To Your Processing Agent,

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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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348137424603
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.
- mrsaadouboukani82@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.IBRAHIM MAGU" <info@cec.qwest.net>
Reply-To: mrsaadouboukani82@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:26:17 -0700
Subject: Attn: Please Read Carefully And Respond To Your Processing Agent,

If you've received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder as a result of restrictions implemented by the Internet Service Provider, we urge you treat genuinely.
{Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division.}

Attention Beneficiary,

We officially want to inform you that an Inter-Switch Visa ATM-Card Valued at $2,500 000.00 USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) has been accredited in your favor by the Visa card Inter Switch Department. The ATM Card has a daily withdrawal limit Minimum of $5,000.00 USD per day and Maximum limit withdraw of $10,000 USD per day from any ATM machine in your country.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody. Therefore you are qualified to claim a compensated amount of $2.5 Million United State Dollars authorized by the United Nation.

You are advised to contact processing officer Mr.Saadou Boukani for claim processing:

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CONTACT PERSON: Mr.Saadou Boukani.
Executive Committee On ATM-CARD Payment.
M&T Visa Debit Card Inter Switch Department in Alliance with United Nation Anti-crime commission (UNACC) and the Board of Human affairs UNITED NATIONS.
CONTACT ADDRESS: mrsaadouboukani82@gmail.com
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: +2348137424603.
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Since your email appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive this compensation of $2.5 Million United state Dollars, we have arranged your payment through our VISA DEBIT card payment center delivering of your Inter Switch M&T Visa Debit card to your contact address.

Please provide the following details to your Processing Agent you are to contact Mr Saadou Boukani he is the right agent in charge provide the below information to him for claim of your compensated funds of your $2.5 Million United State Dollars for further processing to be acknowledged in your favor.

1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)CURRENT HOME ADDRESS.
3)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR OCCUPATION/PROFESSION
5)YOUR DATE OF BIRTH/AGE
6)COUNTRY.
7)MARITAL STATUS

Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your Visa Debit Card, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with MR.Saadou Boukani, the rightful person in charge of Visa Debit Card center who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon it immediately, Help stop cyber crime.

PLEASE HURRY NOW AS YOUR PACKAGE MIGHT IN CURE DEMURRAGE IF IT STAYS MORE THAN 2 0R 3 DAYS WITH INTER-SWITCH DEPARTMENT.

Once again congratulation.

Best Regard,

MR.IBRAHIM MAGU
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION,
ABUJA(F.C.T)-NIGERIA.

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