419 scam: " MR ADEMOLA ADELABU" <contacto@cesep.mil.do> DEAR OWNER .......... Fri

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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:
- "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: " MR ADEMOLA ADELABU" <contacto@cesep.mil.do>
Reply-To: adeelaa1111111@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:39:50 -0800
Subject: DEAR OWNER .......... Fri

MUBARAK MUSE GUNAR HOUSE PLOT 1279 MUHAMMAD BUKHARIN WAY PMB 12537, GARIK 9=
00001 ABUJA. NIGERIA ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY CUSTOMERS SERVICE HOURS--MONDA=
Y TO SATURDAY: OFFICE HOURS MONDAY TO SUNDAY: THIS IS POST OFFICE DELIVERY =
COMPANY OF NIGERIA, THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS COMPANY, WISHES TO INFORM YOU TH=
AT, WE RECEIVED A CEL CONTAINING AN ATM MASTER CARD VALUED $10.5MILLION USD=
WITH SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS ATTACHED ON IT, FOR SAFETY DELIVERY TO YOUR RESI=
DENTIAL ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY. THIS IS (PAYMENT OFFICE ) I AM DIRECTED TO=
INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMATIONS IS OK.YOUR ATM=
CARD NUMBERS IS: 4848422551596784, THIS PARCEL WAS BROUGHT TO US THIS MORN=
ING BY UNITED BANK OF AFRICA(UBA),WITH SOME INSTRUCTION FROM UNITED NATION =
AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF) WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION, PLEASE REC=
ONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATION, TO AVOID DELIVERY YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TO A W=
RONG HAND. FULL NAMES...... PARCEL OWNER ADDRESS.... TEL.... A COPY OF YOUR=
WORKING ID CARD WE WILL REGISTER YOUR PACKAGE AND SEND YOU THE TRACKING NU=
MBERS BEFORE WE PROCEED FOR SAFETY DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE AS SOON AS YOU =
RECONFIRM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR SAFETY DELIVERY. POST OFFICE IS ONE =
OF THE WORLD'S GREAT SUCCESS STORIES, THE START UP THAT REVOLUTIONIZED THE =
DELIVERY OF PACKAGES AND INFORMATION. IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN U=
P AND GROWN INTO A DIVERSE FAMILY OF POST OFFICE THAT'S BIGGER, STRONGER, B=
ETTER THAN EVER. WAITING TO READ YOUR RESPONSE YOURS AFFECTIONATELY. MR ADE=
MOLA ADELABU

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