419 scam: "Mr.Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN)" <nurhan@badillitextile.com> I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "mbadoke132@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347052998546 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN)" <nurhan@badillitextile.com>
Reply-To: <mbadoke132@outlook.fr>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:48:12 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

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Federal Ministry of Justice
P.M.B. 192, Garki Abuja Nigeria.
Tel: +2347052998546
Contact E-mail: mbadoke132@outlook.fr

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) I am from Abuja Nigeria I am
the Private attorney to Late Mr. Jerome a national of your country who
used to work as a Managing Director in Oil Company here in my country
Nigeria. On the 25 June 2014, my late client Mr. Jerome his wife and
their two children were involved in a bomb blast in Wuse district as
confirmed dead by a medical specialist here in Abuja Nigeria.

Click the website and view the bomb blast.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28019433

Since then I have made several enquiries to your foreign authorities to
locate any member of his family so that they can take his corps back to
your country for a befitting burial and to claim his money and other
properties in my possession, but all efforts to locate any of his
relative was all in vain and his corps was later buried here in Abuja
Nigeria at the national cemetery.

My client Mr. Jerome deposited $7.5 million dollars (Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in Bank Central Asia Jakarta
Indonesia (BCA) for Oil and Gas business. The Bank has issued me a
notice to provide the relatives of Mr. Jerome for repatriation of the
money or they will close down the account and the money confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank.

After these several unsuccessful attempts of getting his real family
member, I decided to track His family name on the Internet and other
social network to locate any member of his Family I saw your name and
your email address so I decided to contact you. I know that you are not
the real family member of my client Mr. Jerome but as you have the same
family name and the same nationality I seek your consent to present you
as the relative of Mr. Jerome so that the $7.5 million dollars will be
paid to your account.

As his lawyer I have the right to present you to Bank Central Asia
Jakarta Indonesia as relative of Mr. Jerome and the bank will approve
the fund and transfer it into any account of your choice. Then I will
come over to your country so that we share the money. If you agree, we
will share it 50% for you and 50% for me.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. If you are
interested, please call me immediately so that I will give you full
details of the transaction or you can send me your mobile telephone
number so that I will call you and explain the transaction to you very
well.

Please call me on +2347052998546 after replying.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN)
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND CHIEF MINISTER OF JUSTICE,
NIGERIA.

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