419 scam: Akiba Ruwa <akibaruwa@yahoo.fr> Contact My Secretary For Your Compensation Fund $3.2MUSD.

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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:

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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- i.gomo@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Akiba Ruwa <akibaruwa@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: i.gomo@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:08:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Contact My Secretary For Your Compensation Fund $3.2MUSD.

Good Day Friend,

I'M Happy to inform you that am succeeded in getting those funds transfered under the cooperation of A new partner from
spain.
Presently I'M in Spain for investment project with my own share of the total sum of $3.2millions 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 in Benin.
His Name is Dr.I.g Omo
Email Address i.gomo@yahoo.fr
Legal Practitioner & Public Notary
Representative,
Suite 205 Mdomi Plaza,
Akpakpa Cotonou Benin Republic.

Ask him to send you the total of $3.2millions Which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and Attempts you made to Assist me in this matter.
I Appreciated your efforts at that time very much.
So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Dr. I.g Omo and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you recieve it so that we can share the joy after all the surfferness at that time.
In the moment, I,m very busy here because of the investment project wich me and the new partner are having at hand,
Finally, remember that I had Forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to recieve that money,
So feel free to get in touch with Dr. I.g Omo He will send the money to you without any delay.

Best Regard
Mr Akiba Ruwa

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