419 scam: "Edward Attah" <edwardattah96@yahoo.com> Greetings From Edward

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Attah" <edwardattah96@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <edwardattah2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 07:04:10 -0600
Subject: Greetings From Edward

Dear Sir,

I am Edward Attah 22 years old . I am contacting you for the transfer of $4,600,000.00. I am a computer engineering student specialzed in data management. I am currently working with a bank as an IT worker. During my examination od the account database, i discovered an account with $4,600,000.00 that has been dormant for four years and three months and its record shows that the depositor died without giving out the next of kin details and contact information to the bank.

THe reason why I am contacting you is to ask you to agree to contact the bank as the Next of kin and beneficiary of the $4,600,000.00. and when the bank ask you for the beneficiary code I will give you to enable the bank confirm that you are the true beneficiary and as such transfer the money.

All I require from you is to agreee that you will take 70% and give me 30% of the money and also help me to come to your country after the money is transferred to you.

Understand that there is no risk in this transaction as the bank will never discover as long as you have the correct code which I already have and will give to you.

Regards,

Edward

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