419 scam: "MALLAM ABBAS SANI"<abasani1969@mail.com> Andreas Admin.

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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)
- "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)
- "sani-abbasani1969@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- sannis.abba@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MALLAM ABBAS SANI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abbasannis@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 07:58:43 +0100
Subject: Andreas Admin.

Dear Friend,

With due respect I would like to disclose a mutual
Transaction to you. I am Mallam Sani Abbas, the Manager, International Diplomatic Cargo Services,Rrpublic Nigeria, West Africa,.We have Money valued at US$28.6m (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) in our Custody,deposited by a customer from Germany. (MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany and his wife Maria) German property magnate Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children Katharina, and Maximilian, all perished in the jet crash.Find the website below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Until date, we have not received any Signal from any of his relations
for claiming of the deposited FUNDS.Now I want your assistance to move
out this MONEY to Your country for investment. As the manager of our
company I would take all measures to make sure the MONEY successfully
moved to your ends. Immediately I receive your positive response then I will update you on the procedures for success of this our trustee transaction.You are expected to send to me the following:

(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
(2)YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
(3) COPY OF YOUR ID PHOTO.

I would appreciate you keep it utmost secret because of my position, as i wait to hearing from you very soon. Please reply to this email address: sannis.abba@gmail.com,

sani-abbasani1969@yandex.com

Best Regards,

Mallam Sani Abbas.

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