419 scam: "Ms.Helen Ekenta@CBN" <mrsekentahelen1@live.com> Information About Your Funds

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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 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.
- sisterhelenekenta@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Helen Ekenta@CBN" <mrsekentahelen1@live.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:54:05 -0400
Subject: Information About Your Funds

Atten: Beneficiary,

I am Mrs. Ekenta Helen secretary to the director debt foreign
management, I received the following information on your payment files
from the Nigerian deposit Insurance co-operation (NDIC) File No:
790042, Inspection Cooperation (IC) Ref: No#: GNP/3480/02/00, CBN
Payment approval number No#: CBN/UKI/V1233/PPC-X29/98,Special Duties
Office Approved No#:LM/05/371NGF/010, National Procurement Corporation
(NPC) IMF Approval No#: IMF/FMFNG002/CBN/DF101, Payment Ref No#:
111162AP.

Your payment files has been laying here for many months now and nobody
has ever told you the reason why you have not received your fund with
Federal Republic of Nigeria. On going through your payment files
today,I notice that you have not even received a cent. All the top
officials both men and women keep on exploiting your hard earned
money. I don?? want to go far yet.

My question is this, are you still interested in receiving at least
part of your over due payment? Just let me know and further details
will be communicated to you accordingly.strictly contact me only via
:sisterhelenekenta@hotmail.com

Mrs.Ekenta Helen
Secretary to the director
Foreign Debt management
Email(sisterhelenekenta@hotmail.com)

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