419 scam: "Engr.Dan" <mona@sul.com.br> GOOD DAY

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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.
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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "chambers" (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.
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.
- zungadan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- me your contact details. regards, engr. dan mudzunga email: zungadan@gmail.com, zunga_dan@hotmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.Dan" <mona@sul.com.br>
Reply-To: "Engr.Dan" <zungadan@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 9:42:17 -0300
Subject: GOOD DAY

Hello, Sir/Madam

Please do not find this as a disturbance to you,this shouldn't be shared
with you but as I can't handle it myself,that was the reason why I've
decided to contact you. After my official enquiry from the foreign trade
office of the chambers of commerce &
industry here in Johannesburg South Africa, I decided to contact you but I
did not disclose the intention
to anyone else because of the delicate nature of the project and decided to
reach you directly
to solicit for your assistance and guidelines in making a business
investment and transfer of
US$25,500,000.00 (twenty-five million Five Hundred US dollars) to your
country within the next few
days. Please, I must plead for your confidence in this transaction.
I work with the Department of(agriculture. land reform& rural development)
in Johannesburg. I am
currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to
transfer this sum of money.
But at this moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this
profitable business
investment until I get your response by email,This fund accrued from over
inflated contract executed
by foreign contractors, through our private connections. The fund is
presently waiting to be remitted
from a commercial bank in South Africa.

By virtue of my positions as civil servants in my country I cannot acquire
this money in my name.
Because as high placed civil servant, I am not allowed by the civil service
code of conduct to own or
operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is not
safe for us to keep the money
here due to security reason. I have decided to look for an overseas silent
partner who could
work with me to facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit,
hence the reason for this email.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as
follows: 25% to you
as commission for your co-operation and assistance in facilitating the
transfer, 5% set aside for
expenses while the remaining 70% belongs to me and my colleges involved. You
will be free to
take out your commission immediately after the money hits your account in
your country. Since our
objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it would be
appreciated if you could also help
us with advices and direction on investing into profitable ventures in your
country.
The funds are with a commercial bank special account and I can send you
details of the account
to convince you that this transaction is real. All we need to do is give you
an approval from
the ministry and you email the approval for transfer of the funds to the
bank and the funds will
reprocessed and transferred into your bank account. If you can handle this
please forward me your contact details.

Regards,
ENGR. DAN MUDZUNGA
Email: zungadan@gmail.com, zunga_dan@hotmail.com

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