419 scam: BARRISTER ALHAJI GARUBA <mtu@mongol.net> Very Urgent Reply

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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)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- chizobagodwin33@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER ALHAJI GARUBA <mtu@mongol.net>
Reply-To: <chizobagodwin33@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:07:36 +0200
Subject: Very Urgent Reply

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My Dear Friend ,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the compensation of a new partner from Japan.
Presently I'm in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is CHIZOBA GODWIN,his
email;(chizobagodwin33@yahoo.ca) ask him to send you the total
$10.8M(TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)in ATM MASTER CARD
which i raised in your favor for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts 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 CHIZOBA GODWIN and give him your address where to send the ATM
MASTER CARD to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferer at that time.in the moment, I'm very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand,finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with CHIZOBA GODWIN without any delay.

best regards,

BARRISTER ALHAJI GARUBA

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