419 scam: "Mr John Salgado" <foobet@foobet.com> Waiting for your Urgent Reply !!!!

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John Salgado" <foobet@foobet.com>
Reply-To: capt_johna@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 02:55:11 +0800
Subject: Waiting for your Urgent Reply !!!!

Hello Good Friend,
I am MrJohn Salgado and has been a member of the Board and the Audit Com=
mittee Abn Amro Bank Amsterdam Netherlands.I contacted you as regards to a =
business proposal that will be of an immense benefit to both of us and the =
less privileged ones.I discovered a sum of US$21,000,000.00 Euros Only (Twe=
nty One Million Euros Only) in an account belonging to one of our foreign c=
ustomers Late Mr. Moses Saba Masri. He was a Jewish business mogul from Mex=
ico that died on a helicopter January 2010. Mr. Saba was 47-years-old when =
both his wife, his only son Avraham (Albert) and his daughter-in-law died i=
n a helicopter crash. You can get more information=2019s as regards to the =
crash and the death of our late customer Mr. Moses Saba on the website addr=
ess below. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html? T=
he choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where y=
ou live particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the conf=
identiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives =
to come-up for the claim of the inheritance fund but unfortunately all effo=
rts has being void.I personally have been unsuccessful in locating neither =
the relatives nor any next of kin to Mr. Saba. On this regards, I seek your=
consent to present you as the next of kin / will beneficiary to the deceas=
ed so that the proceeds of this account valued at Euro21,000,000.00 can be =
paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages 50% to=
me and 50% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can b=
e used to back up this claim we are about to make. All I need is to upload =
your names to the documents and legalize at the British High Court in order=
to prove you the legitimate beneficiary.All I require now is your honest c=
o-operation; confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction th=
rough.I guarantee you 100 % success and that this business transaction will=
be executed under the ambit of law and will protect you from any breach of=
the contract. Please provide me the following as we have 7 working days =
to run it through: 1. Your full name: 2. Telephone number: 3. Contact add=
ress: 4. Age: 5. Gender: 6. Occupation: Having gone through a methodical =
search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal in=
teresting.Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your i=
nterest I will furnish you with more information=2019s.Contact me via my Em=
ail but presently i am at london so you also reach me with my email. Best=
Regards, From Mr John Salgado, Credit Suisse One Cabot Square London E14 4=
QJ United Kingdom

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