419 scam: "Martin Islam"<matinez1@live.co.za> Thanks For Your Past Effort

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- +22998499211 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- howardorlando@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Islam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <matinez3@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 10:43:11 +0300
Subject: Thanks For Your Past Effort

My Dear Friend

This is Mr. Martin Islam compliment of the season!!How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of the fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of the security company to my new partner's account in Tuvalu that was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

I am now in Tuvalu for investment and Tuvalu is composed of 9 coral atolls along a 360 mile chain in Polynesia, They gained independence in 1978 the former Ellice Islands.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1.500.000 USD which I deposited on your behalf. I have left a Bank Draft worth about $1.500.000 USD cash able anywhere in the world. My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary Mr. Howard Orlando for the collection of your Bank Draft,i have authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you as soon as you contact him regarding this issue.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which myself my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Also comply with Mr.Howard Orlando so that he will hand over the Bank Draft to you without any delay.

Therefore, you should reconfirm to him your full Name and telephone number/your address for conformation and release of the Bank Draft to you.Thanks and God bless you and your family. I am very busy now I may not reply to any email for some time.

So feel free and contact Mr.Howard Orlando my secretary in Benin Republic, his contact details is below :

Mr. Howard Orlando
Address: Carre 1299, Ste Rita City
Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Phone:+229 98499211
Email: ( howardorlando@rocketmail.com ) call or email him right away to received the Bank Draft.

Best Regards
Mr. Martin Islam

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