419 scam: "Mr Tanko" <williams_wale@yahoo.com> ATTN: Sir/Madam.

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrbode_t@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Tanko" <williams_wale@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrbode_t@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:02:31 -0000
Subject: ATTN: Sir/Madam.

ATTN: Sir/Madam.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr Bode
Tanko,manager Bills and Exchange of Foreign Remittance office of CREDIT
BANK, BENIN (CBB)

I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation
to carry out this transaction. The bank discovered an abandoned sum of
US$25.150 million (twenty five million one hundred fifty thousand US
Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our Foreign
customer,Engr.A.Siegfried, who died alongside his entire family in
November 2008 in a plane crash.

30% of the money will be for you, 10% for expenses incurred on both
sides,while 60% will be for me.

If you are interested, do indicate your interest by providing me we
with the
following information:

FULL NAME...

ADDRESS...

YOUR COUNTRY NAME...

TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS...

Do endeavor to contact me via my private email address:

mrbode_t@yahoo.com

With Regards,

Mr Bode Tanko

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