419 scam: Muhamed Danjuma <muh----020@att.net> RE;READ AND GET BACK TO ME.

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "markwilliams12@ibibo.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22997636487 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Muhamed Danjuma <muh----020@att.net>
Reply-To: drahmeddanjuma20@ibibo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 05:15:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE;READ AND GET BACK TO ME.

FROM MR MOHAMED DANJUMA.

104 Avakpa road, Cotonou,

République du Bénin

Telephone: +22997-636487

Please forgive me to contact you in this manner on this great business proposal I am MR MOHAMED DANJUMA. the accountant officer to Late Mr Erik a nationality of your country, who used to work as the Director of Société Nationale de Commercialisation des Produits Pétroliers (SONACOP) Oil Company in Benin Republic West Africa,herein after shall be referred to as our customer.On Friday, 26th May 2006, my client and his entire family were involved in Benin petrol tanker explosion incident as people were siphoning petrol, the explosion result lost of life killing at least 54 people and many injured including my client and his entire family as they where driving home for weekend shopping on visiting their site where

people were siphoning petrol, the tanker caught fire and explode. My client and his entire family was among the last 16 people that died.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. Click the website below and confirm the information about the explosion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5016532.stm

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by the deceased before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company in INDIA . These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with an affiliate security company in INDIA where the deceased deposited the $10.4 million Dollars as African Treasury so the security company did not know the content of the Safe Box because our late client deposited the box as African Treasury.

The security company in INDIA has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Safe Box confiscated, and since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the security company in INDIA will proceeds the delivery of the Safe Box that contains the $10.4 million Dollars to you then after you received the box you and me will share the money 60% for me and 40% for you.

All I require is your honest cooperation, trust, commitment and confidentiality to enable us see this deal through and the way we are going to achieve this firstly is that I will need the following information from you to make the change of beneficiary names in your favor and for the security company to commence the delivery of the box to you with out any more delay.

1.Your Full Names and Address,

2.Your Age, Occupation and Position,

3.Your Telephone and Mobile Number.for communication purpose.

For us to proceed call me +22997-636487 or Contact me through this Email: ( markwilliams12@ibibo.com )

Best Regards,

Mr.Mohamed Danjuma.

Mobile Number +22997-636487

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