419 scam: DAVID ANYENE <a426375z@gmail.com> I need your help

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID ANYENE <a426375z@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david.anyene@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:45:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I need your help

Hello friend,

My name is David Anyene,I got your contact when i was searching for a reliable foreigner from europe,united state and africans who will stand with me and help me claim my inheritance,I am a Younger brother to late Mr Onyeke Anyene and a brother in-law to Late Mrs Maimuna Anyene who died on a DANA AIRPLANE CRASH with their 4 childrens and grand mother on the date of 4 June 2012 at Lagos Nigeria.I know this may sound as a surprise to you but i am contacting you to help me claim my late brothers money which he deposited with the Global network finance security company at Ouagadougou,Burkina faso west africa which i am his only next of kin (that is his account signatory),My late brother did not let the security company to know that the content of the consignment is money,he told them that it is a family treasure that contains gold and diamond that belongs to his business partner,he made them to know that he is not the owner of the consignment,this is for
security of his position in our community,he told them that this consignment belongs to his business partner that it should be released to him in conjunction with his partner But in his absent that the consignment should be released to his partner in agreement with his sucessor David Anyene and of which i will forward to you the neccessary certificates given to me by my brother before his death which i kept with his lawyer. So, my dear,you can see the reason why i contacted you and this should be between the two of us and i dont want a third party to know this for security purpose and this should remain within us.I will send you the link of the details of the Airplane crash that took away the life of my brother and his family.
My friend,my condition of living here has become very poor,since the death of my late brother,this is the reason why i want you to consider this business very important and come down here in person if possible,so that we can discuss a better way to invest this fund after it has been released to you as my brother's foriegn partner.
Once you agreed with me then i will be providing you with all the information of my late brother which will let you know that i am not into scam,the total amount involved is $5 million United state dollars and if you help me claim this money with the security company,you will take 40% of the total money.
If you are interested get back to me so that i will give you all the information you may need to know about the whole thing and also introduce you to my brother's lawyer as he is here to assist us also,call me at +226 68135978.
Thanks for your understanding
David Anyene

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