419 scam: "MR OBIKA PAUL"<obika.paul@yandex.com> Andreas Admin.

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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)
- "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)
- "obikapaulin_afro@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR OBIKA PAUL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <obikapaulin_afro@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:28:52 +0100
Subject: Andreas Admin.

Dear Friend,

With due respect I would like to disclose a mutual
Transaction to you. I am Mr Obika Paul, the

Manager, International Diplomatic Cargo

Services,Rrpublic Nigeria, West Africa,.We have

Money valued at US$28.6m (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION SIX

HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in our

Custody,deposited by a customer from Germany.

(MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany and his

wife Maria) German property magnate Andreas

Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea

Eich, her husband Christian, and their children

Katharina, and Maximilian, all perished in the jet

crash.Find the website below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Until date, we have not received any Signal from

any of his relations for claiming of the deposited

FUNDS.Now I want your assistance to move out this

MONEY to Your country for investment. As the

manager of our company I would take all measures to

make sure the MONEY successfully moved to your

ends.

Immediately I receive your positive response then I

will update you on the procedures for success of

this our trustee transaction.You are expected to

send to me the following:

(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
(2)YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/Fax NUMBERS
(3) COPY OF YOUR ID PHOTO.

I would appreciate you keep it utmost secret

because of my position, as i wait to hearing from

you very soon. Please reply to this email address: obikapaulin_afro@outlook.com

Best Regards,

Mr Obika Paul.

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