419 scam: "Servio Alvarado" <musabello247@gmail.com> Urgent Attention Is Required.

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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:
- "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)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348164489205
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.
- musabello247@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Servio Alvarado" <musabello247@gmail.com>
Reply-To: musabello247@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:24:37 -0500
Subject: Urgent Attention Is Required.

Presidential Debt Review Committee
Anti-Fraud Unit
Abuja-Nigeria
+234 81 64489205
Email: musabello247@hotmail.com

Attn:

Dear Sir,

In line with the accord reached with and United Nations and World bank during their last meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria in respect of compensating all possible scammed

victims and over due payment beneficiaries in a bid to re-instate the credibility of our dear country.

We have received a report from our fraud monitoring unit through confessions made during arrest and interrogation of some suspected fraudsters in respect of your funds

claim which was scheduled in your favor.

Considering the irregularities associated with these funds and lack of facts on the source of the funds and the fraudulent activities which has been linked to them

presently and in the past. We are sorry to inform you that we can only process and release $US1Million Dollars only as a compensation to you as against your total

funds claim unless you provide us with all the documentation relating to the total claim.

You will also be required to dissociate your self from any of the fraudsters and disregard any further communication from them to enable us successfully process your

scheduled funds. We will also want to know if you have in any way been sending them money for processing the release of these funds to you and if so, what is the

total amount you have sent to them and if possible, the evidence of such payments?

These names below have been linked to your funds claim and you are required to identify any of the name(s) which had defrauded you for necessary actions.

(1) Dr. Ambrose Tigali

(2) Mr. Kalu Adams

(3) Prof. Charles Soludo

(4) Mr. Joseph Sanusi

(5) Mrs. Anne Henshaw

Due to corrupt and inefficient banking system in Nigeria, the payment procedure will be closely monitored and executed. You will be required to forward to us

immediately your bank details for international funds transfer process and your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

On behalf of Government of Nigeria, we wish to apologize for any inconveniences these whole ugly developments may have caused you and members of your family and hereby

pledge our commitment in ensuring that we effect this payment expeditiously.

We shall feed you on further details as soon as we hear from you. Call me immediately.

Regards,

mUSA BELLO

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