419 scam: "DR.FRANK IGWE" <buchiude102@yahoo.de> ABOUT YOUR COMPENSATION FUND.MarkR UTMOST ATTENTION00 AWAPŒë¸"

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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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- +2348122213336
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.
- mrsgloriakudi1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.FRANK IGWE" <buchiude102@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: mrsgloraikudi1@sify.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:04:08 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: ABOUT YOUR COMPENSATION FUND.

Dear Friend,

Complements of the day.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Hong Kong.
Presently, I'm in Hong Kong for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts
to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some
how.Now contact my secretary,

Mrs.Gloria Kudi
Email:(mrsgloriakudi1@sify.com)
Tel:+2348122213336
Office Add:#6077 Amed Bello way victoria
Island Lagos Nigeria

Send her below information

1) Your full name
2) You home/company addreess
3) You telephone/fax number for a direct communication with him.
4,Your passport ID.

Asking her to send you the original Copy Of international Draft worth of
$2.2M USD which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I used your name as the Foreign
Contractor that executed the contract to get the money siphoned out of our
country treasury and I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So, feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mrs.Gloria Kudi via her
email address as stated above, provide her with details on how to send you
the Original Copy of the International Draft.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects
which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I
had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that
Draft, so feel free to get in touch with her immediately, She will send
the draft to you without any delay.

Regards,
Barr Frank Igwe.

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