419 scam: Mrs Inga-Britt Ahlenius <drmrsveronicaamadiktt2003@googlemail.com> BREAKING NEWS

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- msingabritta@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Inga-Britt Ahlenius <drmrsveronicaamadiktt2003@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: msingabritta@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:22:26 +0100
Subject: BREAKING NEWS

UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL AGENT
ASSIGNED TO NIGERIA-AFRICA.

From: Mrs Inga-Britt Ahlenius
Email address: msingabritta@gmail.com

Dear Friend

Though I don't know much about you or how you will take this message
but I have decided to get across to you through this medium
irrespective of all odds since I have the mandate of my superior Mr.
Moon and the World Bank President.

I was appointed to come to Nigeria by my superior Mr. Ban Ki-Moon and
the World Bank President to effect the release of your UN/WORD BANK
approved payment of $8.300,000.00 which has been approved to you since
last year. Our intelligence reported reveals that this fund has been
fluctuating off and on transit until it was intercept and returned to
the US-Nigeria Treasury Account. Mrs.Joy Paulette member was sent to
Nigeria Africa previously to tackle this problem but she compromised
and failed. Instead of tacking this prevailing problem, she joined Dr.
Lamido Sanussi, Prof. Charles soludo, Dr. Tunde Lemo, Rev.Johnson Aku,
MRS CILIA IBRU, ALHAJI AMMEHED ABUNDUL, Mr. Smith, Mr. Tony Albert,
Mrs. Robin Sanders, DR.MRS.HELLEN EKENTA, Dr. Mrs. Veronica Amadi, Dr.
Mrs. Linda L. Ibeh, Mrs Violeta Castro Maturet, Mr. Richard Williams
and the other Nigerian evil bank executives to defraud you and make
you believe that this fund was not real so that they can later divert
it to their already joint opened account in Costa Rica. That is why
she was sacked and retired finally from the office (UN).

Since my arrival here in Nigeria, I have met with President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, the Nigerian Finance Minister and their Chief Justice
of the Federation, the Accountant General of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria and they have all endorsed the immediate release of this
payment to you without delay. I have programmed your fund for
immediate payment through a well tested and trusted bank in Nigeria
which I will not release the name to you for security reason until you
have proved that you are the bonafide beneficiary of this approved
fund.

Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We
are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial
Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to wave away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to
effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of $8.3M
approved by both the British government and the UN into your account
without any delay.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard
Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.

get back to us with your baking information,

Full Names:
Country:
Direct Number:
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Bank Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you
to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how
best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours.

so you can Contact me with my private Email address: msingabritta@gmail.com

Sincerely yours,
Mrs Inga-Britt Ahlenius.

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