419 scam: "Steff Sandhusrt"<bsalvy@yahoo.com> Good Day

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- steffsandhurst@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steff Sandhusrt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sandhurststeff@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:21:18 -0400
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

I am Mr. Steff Sandhurst and I work with a reputable bank in the Ghana. In the last 3years of my 24years with this bank, I have been working as head of special task force to recover funds from dormant account that are over 15years and pass them on to the Central Bank special account onward to the Government. As we talk now I have full information of over 900 dormant accounts. Of these accounts, over 100 accounts have no next of kin and the beneciaries are long dead. In this regard I am in search of a honest partner to do business with in the USA only. I am willing to do business with you base on a good percentage to transfer the funds into your checking or saving account in the USA without any trace.
But as you know to every business there are process and protocol that need to be meant that is why I have partner with a Financier in the state that will assist us with any funds we need to get the relevant documents in enabling us to complete transfer of funds out from these accounts. I will be open to you my friend there are document that we need to submit to the bank as you being the next of kin and the bank does not need to know I am with you but I will be your eye in the bank.
As for the funds we need to get relevant documents here, the Financier in the state is willing to assist us as much funds we need but only to a credit card and line of credit account (home equity line of credit account) so depending on how much your limit is on your credit card and line of credit will depend on how much money that can be paid into your card. All things being equal, it is expected that the funds will get into your account in the states within 1week. Please note that the total fund in these accounts is over US$3,000,000.
Like I said you do not need to spend your personal money but all you need is to have a credit card or line of credit account available and your trust and when you get back to me on how much your credit limit is I will let you know how much we will need to get the documents and how much percentage you will be earning. This is a one in a life time opportunity make good use of it.
Please note that the credit card and the line of credit account should have a balance that can be paid by the financier.

Thanks for your co-operation
Steff Sandhurst (steffsandhurst@yahoo.com)

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