419 scam: "DIDIER ANDRE"<didian009@gmail.com> PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +22962384486 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DIDIER ANDRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <didiandre23@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:22:20 -0700
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

Dear Confidant,

I am DIDIER ANDRE,Head of Finance Ministry of Mines & Agriculture
Benin.There is a deceased contractor with unclaimed contract payment
of(US$5,500,000.00)for supply of Agricultural Equipments,he died in an
Air Crash here in Benin after the completion of the contract project
without leaving any registered business partner in his contract file.I
now reach you via email web search so as to present you as His next of
Kin for the purposes of claiming the said fund.So,Can you receive this

fund as the next of kin?If interested, send your name,address and
telephone number for more details.You let me know What will be your
percentage.It is risk free,as i woiuld supply you with all the
information concerning the fund,which you present to the bank as we
proceed.But if your spirit does not accept this,please kindly keep it

to yourself.

You can view the BBC web-news of the tragedy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Rgds;
DIDIER ANDRE

+22962384486

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