419 scam: "mahammed abdallah" <evelyn-addison@scottsng.com> 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (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.
- johnopare@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "mahammed abdallah" <evelyn-addison@scottsng.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:45:13 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. John Opare, I decided to communicate to you with my personal email id, for the sake of confidentiality of this transaction.

There had been a deposit worth Twenty Two Million USD (US$22,000,000.00) the fund was deposited for Safe Keeping with our bank by Mohamed Hassan from Libya. And the fund deposit was made without any next of kin while this offers us the opportunity of having the fund transferred to you as the sole Beneficiary though the fund was originally deposited by Mohamed Hassan. We have tried to locate or contact Mohamed Hassan but with no avail.

Mohamed told us that he is a revolutionary fighter. Maybe he had been killed in the battle for liberating Libya.

I know that if he do not show up or withdraw the fund within a short time, the bank management will surely confiscate the fund and share it among themselves, that is the reason I am contacting you so that we will have the fund transferred to your account rather than have the bank management confiscate the fund.

This transaction is 100% real and there is no risk involved. It is my desire to release the fund to you though we have to share the fund as follows, 60% to me while 40% will go to you, if you accept the offer then I will be expecting your urgent and sincere response. [johnopare@hotmail.com]

Regards,
Mr. John Opare

Akaepkuchi-Onwa.

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