419 scam: "Folarin A. Davids" <davidizaak1@gmail.com> Greeting to you and family

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barrfloriandavids@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Folarin A. Davids" <davidizaak1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:10:28 +0200
Subject: Greeting to you and family

Dear Friend,
Its my honor to introduce myself, I am Barr. Florian Davids
(solicitor at personal lawyer). One among my late client encountered
an auto accident along with his nuclear family, he has an unclaimed
bank account within a financier bank at Lome-Togo. At the moment, all
the accumulated 'bank account interest' stands at- ($9,500,000 million
dollars). Can you help accept this money into your personal bank
account? Can you be my partner in this transaction? I seek your
partnership so i can present you to the bank as a family member of my
late client for the transfer/claim of the money and assets as your
inheritance. On recipient of your response, we shall discuss about the
subsequent sharing of the unclaimed money between you and me. I await
your quick and positive reply to my 100% risk-free transaction now
Faithfully,
BARRISTER FLORIAN A. DAVIDS
E-mail: barrfloriandavids@hotmail.com

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