419 scam: Aliyu Isah <aliyu1956@gmail.com> Urgent Attention Needed Please.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- aliyuisah26@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Aliyu Isah <aliyu1956@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aliyuisah26@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:22:32 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed Please.

>From The Desk Of Barrister Aliyu Isah.
Aliyu Isah And Associate Chambers.
210 Rue de France, B.P.200,
Lome Togo.
Tel: +22898003007.

Dear Friend,

With all due respect, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise,
but I believe my contacting you is an ark of God.

My name is Aliyu Isah and I am a Legal Practitioner in Lome Togo.

Please I seek your permission to present you as the next of Kin to my
late client a national of your country who was involved in a ghastly
motor accident and my client, his wife and only
daughter lost their life in my country (Lome-Togo) so that the money
he left behind in the bank valued at (18.5 Million USD) can be paid to
you in any of your nominated bank account in your country.

Please If you are interested and to be sure I receive your responds,
kindly contact me through my personal Email: (aliyuisah26@yahoo.com)
for more details and clarification.

I await your urgent responds Please.

Thanks and best regards.

Barrister Aliyu Isah. Esq.

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