419 scam: "Mr . Ganu Serge" <mdaood1979@yahoo.com> From .Mr.Ganu Serge.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr . Ganu Serge" <mdaood1979@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrganu_s74@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 13:23:55 GMT
Subject: From .Mr.Ganu Serge.

From Mr. Ganu Serge.
Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso.

Dear Friend,
compliment of the season. I am contacting you as a matter of urgency about a huge transfer of (8,500,000.00) Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar. But I want to first transfer 1,500.000.00 (One million Five hundred thousand USD) from this money into a safe account and after which we will transfer the remaining (7M) I have only written to seek for your indulgence and assistance. You will be providing a designated bank account of your choice. It is an unequivocal fact that we've not met nor communicated before but due to the true revelation that I should share this with you.

My name is Mr. Ganu Serge., Director of integrated finance of a bank here in West Africa Thus for your indulgence and assistance (morally and financially), I propose a 45% share of the total amount to you after the transfer has been successfully effected, I need your urgent response on assurance of trust that you will not deny me my share once the fund is credited to your personal bank account as I am a poor civil servant who depends solely on monthly salary,

So if you are capable of receiving this money, let me have a positive response from you via return mail for more personal discussions on how we are going to go about it.

Best. Regards,

Mr. Ganu Serge.

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