419 scam: "Mr.Dagrin Olaitan"<mrdagrinolaitantg@yahoo.com.hk> I wait to hear from you dear friend.

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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)
- "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)
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.
- mrdagrinolaitantg@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Dagrin Olaitan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdagrinolaitan@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:22:43 -0000
Subject: I wait to hear from you dear friend.

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in most surprise mean while i have sent you this mail before but did not see your response, i believe you did not receive it so i have to resend it again. However,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.

I am Mr Dagrin Olaitan a banker by profession from Lome - Togo in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the leftover funds of ($6.2million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash.You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be transfer into your account as the nest of kin of the late before the government of my country notice that no one as come for the claim which they might grab the opportunity of sizzing the funds since there is no one to claim it. And has for you been the account owner where the funds will be transfer into and you standing as the nest of kin, we shall shared the money between us in the ratio of 60/40. If you agree to my business proposal.

All I will need to give the claim the necessary legal and legitimate foundation are your:

Full Name...............
Home Address.........
Your Telephone........
Your Date of Birth......
Your Nationality.......
Your Occupation......
Gender....................
Your Alternate Email Address…….

If this is provided i will insert in the file folder of the late decease as you are the next of kin as detailed above and then I'll mail you the draft of the application to kick starts the project.
I will then monitor developments on the application and approve it for payment when it gets to my level and I'll also be keeping you informed of any information as events unfolds on my side. This may obviously be the beginning of a friendly relationship and better things to come.
I hope to hear from you soon so that I could give you the next line of action. Note that there is no much time on our side . You should contact me through my direct email : mrdagrinolaitantg@yahoo.com.hk
best regards,
I wait your urgent response,
Mr Mr Dagrin Olaitan,
tel : 00228 9923 412.

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