419 scam: "Mr. Daniel Wright" Re: Your Compensation

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- donnamarksdesk@mynet.com (Mynet, Turkey; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Daniel Wright"
Reply-To: <donnamarksdesk@mynet.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 02:37:01 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Compensation

Good Day!

How have you been? I hope my email meets you in good health.

I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after this long time, it takes fate and courage to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratitude to them despite circumstances that made disrupted our transaction ultimately not working out as we projected then.

The good news is that I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay, I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursuing together, finally worked out and I am contacting you to let you know the present situation.

I must inform you also that I am presently in Paraguay on business negotiations and establishment Now, with a sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft of $1,400,000.00 [One Million Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars] only in your name as COMPENSATION for your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were. I will be very busy here at the moment because of the investment projects that me and my new partner are having at hand.

Contact him immediately you receive this message for further information on how to get your cheque, for I have conscience as a human being, I really appreciated your tremendous effort and contribution to make things workout in retrospect.

His name is: Mr. Donna Marks

His e-mail is: donnamarksdesk@mynet.com

He is waiting for your mail to enable him dispatch your (ICBD)

Your former business partner,

Mr. Daniel Wright.

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