419 scam: "Engr. Lazarus Obinna" <engesfds@beniko716.sz.cx> Greetings to you!

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr. Lazarus Obinna" <engesfds@beniko716.sz.cx>
Reply-To: <engr.lazarus.obinna@iiiha.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 02:26:09 -1000
Subject: Greetings to you!

Plot 288 Lion Building,
Opposite College Of Agriculture,
Abuja, Nigeria.
Date: 11/02/2016

To Your Kind Attention of:
The Managing Director,

OUR EXPECTANCY TO PARTNER WITH YOUR COMPANY AS FOREIGN PARTNER.

Am very sorry if this letter get to you as a surprise, it is by divine connection.

I am one of the politicians resigned with the passed political party PDP government of Nigeria under the regime of President Good-luck Jonathan administration. In our passed government administration, we made a huge sum of money realized from a contract awarded by the passed administration which we would need your full support to move this fund overseas before been confiscated by the present opposition ruling party APC government.

In brief, I am not going to disclosed much about this money until I hear from you before I send you a comprehensive detail of this contract fund for your better understanding.

I look forward to your kind acceptance.

Yours sincerely,

Engr. Lazarus Obinna
Chief Site Engineer (CONTRACTOR)

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