419 scam: "Mr. Matooq Saad Bakoosh" <davidcraven90@att.net> REPLY IS URGENTLY NEEDED .

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- gsmn24@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Matooq Saad Bakoosh" <davidcraven90@att.net>
Reply-To: gsmn24@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 04:09:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY IS URGENTLY NEEDED .

From: The Desk of Mr.Matooq Bakoosh,

Accountant,

United Bank for Africa Ghana Limited

Abossey Okai Branch,

Accra-Ghana.

E-mail: gsmn24@yahoo.es

I am Mr.Matooq Saad Bakoosh,a citizen of SAUDIA ARABIA JEDDAH who lives and work in Republic of Ghana with United Bank for Africa (Ghana Branch) as an Accountant,as you might not know me very well but by the end of this transaction you shall be thankful knowing somebody like me. During the end of our auditing of accounts at my branch Bank last year ending, I came across a ghost account, in which the account reads the sum of $31,500,000.00 ( Thirty-One Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ).

I continued in my search and discovered that this said account was owned by one of our deceased customers and there was no next of kin affixed at the time of the deposit. Although personally i kept this informationâ€™s secret within myself to enable the whole plan and idea be profitable and successful during execution and itâ€™s my obligations to send my financial reports to our headquartersâ€™ in Accra. Before then i decided to place this money in what we call SUSPENSE account without any beneficiary.as a Senior Officer in the Bank I cannot directly claim this money here in Accra, on this ground I contact you for us to work together, so that you can assist and receive this money at any of your nominated Bank account for us to share.

I have so placed this fund for the sharing 40% for you 50% for i and the remaining 10% for any miscellaneous expenses in the course of the transaction. I will also want you to understand that it is 100% risk free and legally blinded. It will strictly be bank to bank transfer; all I need from you is to represent the real depositor of this fund in our bank, so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

However, if my offer is granted by you, please do furnish me with the following informationâ€™s: Your Full name, Occupation/Position, Contact/Mailing Address, Date of Birth,Place of Birth, Marital Status,Gender, Educational Status, Tel/Fax Numbers,Nationality,Name of Your Next of Kin and Tel/E-mail address,to enable me fix them in our account data file, so that you will be recognized in our bank as a customer before the onward transfer will be made.Attached files are my passport photograph,Staff Identity Card for your perusal.

Best Regards,

Mr. Matooq Saad Bakoosh

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