419 scam: "Mr. Daniel Buba"<haedoffice19@gmail.com> Please carefully

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- cdanielbuba@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Daniel Buba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <buba.daniel@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 12:07:31 -0800
Subject: Please carefully

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please carefully read and understand the reason of contacting you through this method believing that you are reliable, trustworthy and honest person to introduce this Investment project with. My name is Mr. Daniel Buba On November 2010, One Mr. Hussein Omar from Iraq, Who runs gold business in my country Ghana to Asia,Deposited one Trunk Box, valued at USD$15.5m (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for twelve calendar months in our company.

I am the Chief Security/Operation Officer in the Security Company. Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered that Mr. Hussein Omar from Iraq, with his wife and two children has died with his family in a bomb blast in Iraq. My investigation proved that he died with his supposed next- of- kins in the bomb blast. The Trunk box total sum, USD$15.500, 000.00 is still in our Company and the demurage is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

In this regard, I want to present you as the next of kin to the late Mr. Hussein Omar. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give you detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. The money will be shared in the ratio of (60%) for me, (35%) for you, the remaining (5%) will be kept to recover any expenses made during the process of the transfer into your account. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Chief Security/operation Officer to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

I want you to handle everything for me. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. On your reply include your full contact details information bellow:

(1) Your full Name,,,,,,,,,
(2) Your full contact address,,,
(3) Your telephone number
(4) Your occupation and Age,,,,

All this information will enable us to proceed if you are willing to assist, and kindly reply to my alternative email:cdanielbuba@hotmail.com

I will be waiting for your urgent response for more details.

Best regards,
Mr.Daniel Buba

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