419 scam: john.d.wild@refugee.com Please reply soonest

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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.
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.
- +2347034600113 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: john.d.wild@refugee.com
Reply-To: <john.d.wild@live.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 19:04:12 +0800
Subject: Please reply soonest

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Attn please,

Kindly forgive my interfering in your privacy.

I am a 22years old refugee who need your sincere help, I am beneficiary
to deposited two consignments of Gold weighing 385KG each, I inherited
it from my late uncle after the sudden death of my parents two years
after I was born.

As you know that Ghana is among the known Gold producing countries in
the world, my late parents and uncle were local Gold miners and this is
how this Gold are acquired by them.

Due to our family problems arising and envy too, I wish to move this
consignments of Gold of mine to you in your country so that you can sale
it for me because I learn via the CNN and BBC news stations that such
raw materials cost more amount of money in the overseas countries than
in Ghana where it is mined/produced.

I promise to share the realized sum after selling of this Gold at the
ratio of 60% belonging to me while 40% will be yours, for your kind
assistance to me.

Your immediate response to this message will be highly appreciated.
Please accompany your response with your direct telephone number for
future communication.

Sincerely,

Mr John Wild.
Refugee.
+2347034600113

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