419 scam: "Dr. Rogers Amani" <drrogersamani@gmail.com> Do Reply & Call Me, Tel: +229-97444586.

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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)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22997444586 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Rogers Amani" <drrogersamani@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_rogersamani@msn.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 06:58:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Do Reply & Call Me, Tel: +229-97444586.

Dear Friend,

I am Dr. Rogers Amani, Senior Accountant & the Auditor General in one of the leading banks in Cotonou, the capital city of Benin republic. It is my wish to solicit your assistance in a business opportunity that will be beneficial for you and me.

Though, this medium (INTERNET) has been greatly abused, I still choosed to reach you through it because it remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, so please treat it as such.

During our investigation and Auditing in the Bank, I came across an abandoned sum of money ( Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ),in my department, In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers late MRS. F. A. SHAFIQ, a citizen of Lebanon who died along with her entire family on a plane crash.

I wish to know if we (you and me) can work together as partners. I will like you to play the role of a next of kin to her Fixed Deposit of US$10.5M, which she made to our Bank before she meet her untimely death. This is because She died and left nobody behind as her Next of Kin.

And as an official in the bank, I can not remove the fund alone. So my aim of contacting you is to seek for your partnership by providing your bank account to receive the abandoned fund. I will give you 40% of the total fund as commission for your partnership while 60% will be for me.

Please get back to me either through phone or email if you are interested, so that i will tell you more about this transaction. I will be waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Dr.Rogers Amani,
Senior Accountant & Auditor General Manager
Tel: 00229-97444586.

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