419 scam: "Tunde Obasanjo & Co" <kim@mail.mdskorea.net> TUNDE OBASANJO & CO.!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "bank charges " (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. )
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +2349099718642 (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.
- t.o.a.solicitors@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tunde Obasanjo & Co" <kim@mail.mdskorea.net>
Reply-To: t.o.a.solicitors@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:18:55 -0700
Subject: TUNDE OBASANJO & CO.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Sir/Madam, Mine, is a law firm highly connected to the office of the P=
resident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I found out (having known abou=
t your pending payment from the Government Gazettes) that some unscrupulous=
officials and their cronies are frustrating you so that you will forget yo=
ur contract/inheritance fund, hence they will divert it. My request now is =
that you engage my services to be your authorized attorney. I will pursue a=
nd ensure your contract/inheritance fund is paid to your nominated account =
without delay. Be informed that being highly connected to the Government of=
the day, I understand the politics involve in paying foreign beneficiaries=
. I presume, people contact you regularly from within and outside Nigeria. =
You will always be contacted (even while working with me) as long as the re=
cords here show your payment is still pending. My main objective of contact=
ing you is to know what will be my interest, as soon as this money is relea=
se to you by my office. You should ignore all such faxes, emails and calls =
now, so that we can work together without anybody jeopardizing my effort. A=
ny bank charges (if any again) will be deducted through the procurement of =
the Deduction Permit/BOND. Get back to me, reconfirm your direct telephone/=
fax numbers/Contract Details as well as Bank Information. Keep this arrange=
ment between us absolutely secret, as I do not want to be accused of taking=
advantage of my brother=92s involvement with this Government. It will be p=
ractically impossible to get your money without due process properly execut=
ed by a Financial Attorney well connected to the Government of Gen. Muhamma=
du Buhari GCFR {retired}. Even if you do not accept my offer, I will sincer=
ely advise you to find time yourself to come and regularize your defective =
instead of fruitless exchange of fax/Email messages with offices/impostors =
here. For prompt action, send your reply with details to my reply to E-mail=
address which I can receive anywhere in the world. If I get your acceptanc=
e today, I will commence action immediately, please call me on receipt of t=
his mail if you still want to receive the said approved fund. Yours in serv=
ice, Barr. Tunde Obasanjo {SAN} Financial Attorney/Legal Consultant. Altern=
ative E-mail: t.o.a.solicitors@gmail.com Tel: +234-90-99718642.=20

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