419 scam: "Dr Duke Ado"<magnuswilliams11@gmail.com> Your Kind Response is 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:

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:
- ",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)
- "top secret" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- drdukeado@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Duke Ado"<magnuswilliams11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <drdukeado@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:27:04 -0300
Subject: Your Kind Response is needed.

>From Dr Duke Ado
Federal Ministry of Finance
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

I am Dr. Duke Ado, The personal assistant to the honourable minister of finance, Federal republic of Nigeria.

My boss have mandated me to contact you for a business that involves the transfer of US$135 Millions recovered from an over-invoiced contracts from the West African Gas Pipelines into several private account in Europe and United States.

A total sum of US$122,500,000.00 has been transferred before the emergence of this present Civilian Administration, in May 29 2011 leaving the balance of US$12,500,000.00 which we now have access to following the failure of our predecessors to complete the transfer before they bowed out of office leaving us with this golden opportunity to transfer it for our benefit.

I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance (US$12,500,000.00) which is retained in a coded account of the West African Gas Pipelines with one of the banks here. We are soliciting that you help us to receive the fund in trust. We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account where the funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign account.

Also people in such position are not permitted by the Nigerian Civil Service laws to own or operate foreign accounts while still in service. The remittance of the funds requires little documentation that would be completed as soon as you provide us with a secured bank account where you may wish to receive the money. I can conveniently assure you that all modalities have been put in place for a smooth transaction that is absolutely risk-free as long as you give us maximum cooperation to make this a success.

There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since my colleagues and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and external credit documents from the beginning. What we require from you now by Email are viz: (i) A reliable Bank Account (presumably an empty bank account, if available). {ii} A named beneficiary of the account (i.e. personal or company’s account. {iii} Name and address of Company that stands as Funds Beneficiary. (iv) Private tel/mobile phone Number.

COULD YOU KINDLY TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE (%) OF THIS MONEY (US$12,500,000.00) YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AFTER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT? Also we should like to invest our own share of the money in investment projects: Real Estate Properties, Tourism, Hotel business in your country. How did you see these business opportunities?

Please reply urgently by e-mail as we expect that the transaction will not take more than ten working days.

And please note that this transaction must be TOP SECRET. I enclose herewith my
international passport for my own identification. Please reply to: drdukeado@yahoo.fr .

Best regards,
Dr Duke Ado

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