419 scam: "Mr Oba Ahmed"<info@usa.org> Instruction has already been given on your behalf

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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.
- rev_fr_georgenwosu@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Oba Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev_fr_georgenwosu@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 16:08:05 +0100
Subject: Instruction has already been given on your behalf

Dear Partner ,

Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred with the cooperation of a new partner.

Presently I'm in Singapore for an Investment Projects with my own
share of the total sum
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow and I
am sorry for what happened.Now contact my secretary :His Name is
George Nwosu

Email address: rev_fr_georgenwosu@hotmail.com

Tell him to send you the total sum of Two Million,Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars (US US$2.7M) through ATM CARD, I kept
this fund for you through ATM CARD as compensation for security
reasons for all your past efforts and-attempts to assist me in this
transaction, which was applied and documented in your name.

I appreciated your efforts at that time so much,so get in contact with
my secretary Rev. George Nwosu and instruct him where to send the ATM
Card to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive the ATM
card for us to share the joy together after our past efforts at that
time.At this moment, I am very busy here because of the investment
projects which my new partner and I are having at hand.

Finally, remember I have instruction on your behalf for him to send
you your ATM.

Best regards,

Oba Ahmed

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