419 scam: "Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius"<mrsingabritter@yemail.com> N/B: Head of Operations.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsingabritt2070@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsingabritt2070@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:22:16 -0700
Subject: N/B: Head of Operations.

HOMELAND SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HEADQUATERS
NEWYORK USA.
FROM THE DESK OF Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius, HEAD OF OPERATIONS,

Dear Citizen,

We have been given your file directly from the NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
as they claimed that it has been approved for a long time but the huge
rate of corruption in their system their bankers and government
officials claim to get you your funds and go behind trying to keep
it all for themselves.

We ordered them to send a Notice to you to contact
us at our Transfer Department , Oregon USA to enable us Re confirm
some details and Document before we have the Nigerian Ministry of Finance
issue out your payment in any form of your choice.

Furthermore i advice you confirm to me if you sent Mr. Frank T.Kehoe
of U.S.A California, with an application to receive your payment on your behalf.
Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the
following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything
about this.

This morning Mr. Frank Kehoe called our office claiming
that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your
behalf as your representatives.

Below is the information submitted on the
phone by Frank T. Kehoe I have ask him to call back tomorrow as he did
not provide any power of an attorney from you which will prove that
you thoroughly send him, I did that to have the time to contact you and
verify how genuine this man is to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Frank T. Kehoe of 14 Rice Terrace Apt.306
Branford, Connecticut 06405 whose information's is below, to claim and
receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details:
Account Name: Mr. Frank T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD 586017794661,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Routing Code: 026009593.

Finally, you are hereby advised to inform us with immediate effect,if
you are the person that instructed Mr. Frank T. Kehoe to come for the
claim of your fund worth of USD15,500.000.00. We await your respond or
call immemediately :+1(435)-261-4161

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius
mrsingabritt2070@gmail.com
Head of Operations.
Homeland Security New York

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