419 scam: "Tariq K." <tkq@sudanis.gov> Discussions

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Tariq K." <tkq@sudanis.gov>
Reply-To: tariq.kiir@aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 10:30:21 -0400
Subject: Discussions

Sir

This is a follow up to my previous conversation via email. I'm no certain if
you received it, as I did not get any acknowledgement from you.
Nevertheless,I just arrived at Khartoum, Republic of Sudan and I
will like us to discuss my proposal more extensively.

Our leader Fmr. Vice R. Machar mandated me to transfer all assets to a
safe location, by the assistance of a foreign partner who is efficient and
can be trusted.

I have been given the full authority to negotiate with you on the working
terms,

so long as you can demonstrate that you have the capacity to handle the
project.I can be reached on phone here in Khartoum , but will like to keep
the number discrete for now, until when I read from you.

Please treat as urgent

Best Regards

Mr. Tariq Kiir
Personal Assistant

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