419 scam: Evral Vrazih <evralvrazih@qip.ru> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

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)
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
- "evlalvrasih@aol.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Evral Vrazih <evralvrazih@qip.ru>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 22:17:43 +0400
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIALHello Dear friend,
My
Name is Evlal Vrasih I work with a bank as the Regional Branch
manager, in the Western Region of Cote Dâ€™Ivoire. I am 47 years old with
one kid. I have packaged a transaction that will be of mutual benefit to
us. As the branch manager of the bank Credit Union in our bank here, it
is my duty to send a financial report to my head office, at the end of
each financial year. Following the release of the
second quarter financial report, ending June 2013, I discovered that my
branch made Five Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars ($5,850,000.00); from the transactions accruing to the account
of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS). This was not detected by the
renowned auditors from my head office. I have
moved the funds into what the bank credit union call Escrow Call Account
with no beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I cannot be directly
connected to this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you is to
assist me receive the funds in your country; which I know is possible if
you liaise properly with me and get $1.5 Million dollars of the total
funds as your benefit. The transfer would be made
via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired transfer or international
ATM visa card. All I need from you is to stand claim as the original
depositor of this fund. I will compute your particulars as the person
who made the deposit in my branch, so that my head office will
immediately order the transfer of the fund to you. If interested then
get back to me with my private email address so that i will tell you
more details on how we are to proceed further on receipt of your
response. ( evlalvrasih@aol.fr )
Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.Yours truly.Mr. Evlal Vrasih.

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