419 scam: "Mr. Mba Daniels" <mbadaniels99@gmail.com> Your Funds

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mba Daniels" <mbadaniels99@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mbadaniels98@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 09:18:20 -0400
Subject: Your Funds

How Could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard =
Earned money, or are you being deceive by their big names? The Impersonate =
on many offices, claiming to be Governor, Director/Chairman of one Office o=
r the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your hard Earned money.=
Now, the question is how long you will continue to be Deceived? Sometimes,=
they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake Diplomatic delivery,=
un-existing on-line banking and they will also fake wire transfer of Your =
fund with Payment Stop Order etc. Anyway, by the virtue of my position I ha=
ve been following this Transaction from inception and all your efforts towa=
rds realizing the Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your i=
gnorance and That of those who claim they are assisting you, it is very unf=
ortunate That at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you=
are Not here in Nigeria to witness the processing of your payment in Niger=
ia.The problem you are having is that you been told the whole truth About t=
his transaction and it is because of this truth they decided to Be extortin=
g your money. The most annoying part is even fraudsters Have really taken a=
dvantage of this opportunity to enrich them selves At your expense. If you =
truely have any intention to get your funds released then provide me with y=
our Telephone Number and let me know the best time to reach you via phone a=
nd i will tell you all that you need to know about the existence of your fu=
nds. Yours faithfully, Mba Daniels=20

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