419 scam: Ibrahim Usman Abdullah <srhabdullah174@gmail.com> FROM: Dr. Ibrahim Usman Abdullah.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- favouregobia2002@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- = ms. favour egobia. tel = +22890523904 email = favouregobia2002@gmail.com email = favour_egobia@yahoo.com contact her immediately (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Ibrahim Usman Abdullah <srhabdullah174@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:09:45 +0100
Subject: FROM: Dr. Ibrahim Usman Abdullah.

FROM: Dr. Ibrahim Usman Abdullah.

My Dear Good Friend,

GREETINGS TO YOU, I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay. Presently. I am in Brazil for an investment projects
with my own share of the fund. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite
that we failed along the line. But still, I will never forget you and
your kind gesture for having supported me then to finalize the
transaction, even though we could not make it.

I left an ATM VISA CARD of $1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) with my secretary as a compensation to
you and would like you to contact her immediately to enable her send
the ATM VISA CARD to you. Here is her contacts;

NAME = Ms. Favour Egobia.
TEL = +22890523904
EMAIL = favouregobia2002@gmail.com
EMAIL = favour_egobia@yahoo.com

Contact her immediately and ask her to send you the ATM VISA CARD of
$1,500,000.00 I kept under her care. I am compensating you for the
past efforts and attempts you made to assist me in this matter. I
sincerely appreciate all your efforts as at that time and asking you
to feel free and get in touch with my secretary Ms. Favour Egobia and
inform her where to send the ATM VISA CARD to you.

Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferings we went through at that critical
period. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment
projects I and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, I have
given instruction to my secretary on your behalf to send it to you as
soon as you contact her, so feel free and get in touch with her to
enable her send the ATM VISA CARD to you without any delay.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Ibrahim Usman Abdullah.

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