419 scam: "Sen.Idris Abubakar" <info.npcoc@gmail.com> ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,YOUR REWARD COMPENSATION OF $9.5 MILLION DOLLARS

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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)
- "million 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)
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.
- profembaise@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sen.Idris Abubakar" <info.npcoc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: profembaise@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 10:35:21 +0100
Subject: ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,YOUR REWARD COMPENSATION OF $9.5 MILLION DOLLARS

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ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,YOUR REWARD COMPENSATION OF $9.5 MILLION DOLLARS

I'm very much happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay who is an international businessman.Presently I'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.Meanwhile, I did not forget youâ€™re past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some
how.

Now contact my Secretary, his contact is:

Person to Contact PROF.EZE MBAISE
Email: profembaise@gmail.com

Ask him to send you the total $9,500.000.00 (Nine Million Five
Thousand US Dollars) that I kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch
with my Secretary,Prof.Eze Mbaise and instruct him where to send the
amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so
that we an share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the
moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which
the new partner and I are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with Prof.Eze Mbaise and he will send
the amount to you without any delay.

With Regards

Sen.(Dr) Idris Abubakar

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