419 scam: "Antti E. Hakala" <emarketingdirector.mba@gmail.com> SEND YOUR RESPONSE 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:

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:
- "million us 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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
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.
- ahakala4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Antti E. Hakala" <emarketingdirector.mba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahakala3@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:43:56 +0100
Subject: SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ME

Dearest Beloved,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me.......because......I
believe everyone will die someday. I have been diagnosed with
esophageal cancer.
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a
few months to live, according to medical experts. The situation has gotten
complicated recently with my inability to hear or speak (being deaf and dump
now). I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my
business as that
was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that
there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the
world. I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate
and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I have decided to
give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in USA, Haiti, Malaysia and some countries in Africa.
Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I
once asked
members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the
money which
I have there to charity organization in Europe; they refused and kept
the money
to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended
with what I
have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash
sum of Twenty Million US Dollars (US$20 million) that I deposited some
time ago
in an offshore account in ECOBANK PLC in Cote D’Ivoire in Africa
where I had
operated my construction company during my active working days in
Africa. I will
want you to help me collect these deposited funds and use the funds to
help the
orphans, less privileged, other charity organizations and do the other good
charity works. You shall only collect 25% of the funds for your reward
for your
time and also any expenses that you might incur during this great
task. May God
bless and guide you as you handle this humanitarian work on my behalf being my
last wish.
PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ME WITH YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION AND
IDENTIFICATION SO THAT I CAN FORWARD TO THE BANK WHERE FUND IS
DEPOSITED.PLEASE
REPLY ME TO MY EMAIL: ahakala4@yahoo.com
Remain blessed,
Antti E. Hakala
(Suomi, Finland)
Email: ahakala4@yahoo.com

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