419 scam: "Mr.Tala Allasane." <mr.talaallasane@consultant.com> From Mr.Tala ALLSASANE.

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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)
- "million 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)
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.
- mr.talaallasane2013@terra.com (Terra; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Tala Allasane." <mr.talaallasane@consultant.com>
Reply-To: mr.talaallasane2013@terra.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:24:51 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Tala ALLSASANE.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Tala ALLSASANE,(Banker) an Accountant in Banque InternationaleDu
Burkina (BIB Membre de UBA), Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso. I discovered a sum
of US$4.5 Million Dollars in a Fixed Account belonging toone of our foreign
customers Late Mr. Moses Saba Masri. He was aJewish businessman from Mexico
that died on a helicopter crash in 2010.

You can get more information's as regards to this on below website:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

This will be shared 50% to me and 50% for you. Please, kindly provideme
your full contact details as l stated below:

1. Your full name?.
2. Direct Mobile Number?..
3. Contact Address?..
4. Sex/Age?.....
5. Marital Status??.
6. Occupation?..
7. Country Of Origin......
8. Attached any of Your Identification Copy?..

We have 14 working days to run this transaction successfully.Please onyour
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish
you with more details. Therefore, Please Contact me via
e-Mail:mr.talaallasane2013@terra.com

Have a great day.
Yours Faithfully.
Mr.Tala ALLSASANE.

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