419 scam: "Isa Mohammed Inuwa"<isamohammednuwa@gmail.com> INVESTMENT

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- isainwuahfinance@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Isa Mohammed Inuwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <isainwuahfinance@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 00:39:32 +0700
Subject: INVESTMENT

For the Attention of CEO

Having not known each other before, i wish to seek for your assistance and urgent business relationship/partnership to INVEST into Agriculture or Real Estate in your country.

I have a floating amount that worth US$25.500,000 Million of U.S Dollars without a clear beneficiary owning to a deliberate act of over invoicing and inflating of contract value by me, which i want to invest in your country as you shall be the beneficiary.

This money has already been approved for payment by the Ministry of Mines,Power and Steel and is Secured Under Contract NO: MMPS/FGN/V1243/ALSCON-2/9, Job Completion Certificate NO:687000000242MMPS/C0, of 19th September, 2015.
but it is then advisable to invest in any foreign land secretly. I am not allowed to operate
foreign bank account and this is why I want to use your bank Account to transfer this money outside.

I have accepted you as my foreign partner and will now regularize the approvals to you as the trust beneficiary of the Contract sum. As soon as I receive your acceptance, I shall inform you of the necessary requirement from you to facilitate transfer. Let us use this
chance and export the benefit of this sum for our investment in your country. If you have any question do not hesitate to include same in your reply.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely legal. However, due to the sensitive nature of our position I implore you to keep it personal. You will be given more details when you contact me on email address above mentioned herein: isainwuahfinance@gmail.com

Awaiting your immediately response.
Sincerely Yours,
Isa Mohammed Inuwa
Reply To: isainwuahfinance@gmail.com

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