419 scam: samuel bamila <samuelbamila1@gmail.com> Partnership Request

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: samuel bamila <samuelbamila1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samuelbamila8@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:18:39 +0000
Subject: Partnership Request

Dear Sir,

The choice of contacting you aroused from the fact that you have a
skill in business management and the geographical
nature of where you live particularly due to the sensitivity of the
transaction and the confidentiality herein.

I am Mr.SAMUEL Bamila the manager Accounting / Audit Department of Ecobank
Togo.

I am contacting you as regards to a business proposal that will be of
an immense benefit to both of us and the less privileged ones.
Being the manager accounting / audit department Regional head office i
discovered the sum of $35,500,000.00 ( Thirty Five Million five
hundred thousand United State Dollars) in an account belonging to one
of our foreign customers Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri a crude oil
merchant. He was a Jewish businessman that died on a helicopter crash
on 2010. Mr. Saba was 47-years-old when he died both with his wife, his
only son Avraham (Albert) and his daughter-in-law died in a helicopter
crash.
Our bank has waited for any of his relative to come-up for the claim
of the inheritance fund but
unfortunately all efforts has been void .I personally have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives or any next of kin to Mr. Saba.
On this regards , I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin / will beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $35.5 Million can be paid to you.
I will solicit that you invest the money in any blue chip company or
shared in these percentages as we may agree. I in my position will
secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this
claim we are about to make. All I need is for your names to be in the
documents and all the official data's in our office; we will legalize
the documents at the High Court here in order to prove that you are
the legitimate beneficiary.
All I require now is your honest co-operation, confidentiality and
trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you 100 %
success and that this business transaction will be executed under the
ambit of the law and will also protect you from any breach of the law.
Please provide me the following as we have 5 working days to run it through:
1. Your full name
2. Telephone number
3. Contact address
4. Age
5. Gender
6. Occupation
Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you
hoping that you will find this proposal interesting . Please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will
furnish you with more information.
Your acceptance to this business proposal will be highly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you soon. To prove my seriousness drop
your phone number i will call you for discussion.
Have a wonderful day.
Best Regards,
Mr.SAMUEL BAMILA
+22899191917

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