419 scam: "Nash W"<nashawpam@hotmail.com> Attention friend.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nash W" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nashwashpam@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:40:49 -0700
Subject: Attention friend.

Attention friend.
I am very sorry to have encroached into your privacy though I seriously need your urgent help,My name is Mr.Nash Wash Pam, was one of the Security Guards to Ex-President, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo of Cote D'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, which lasted for 10years in power as the then president, he amassed wealth by way of looting the Nation's Treasury to enriched himself, but when after the Election that saw his exiting/removal from office which he refused to concede defeat and resulted to civil unrest, fighting and killing innocent citizens and finally with the help of the French Army he was ousted from power and was arrested. I was one of security guards to Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote D' lvoire/ Ivory Coast, before his arrest he asked account department to transfer the sum of US$8 Billion Dollars to his Secret Bank Account which was carried out, and during the process of transferring the $8 Billion, we realized that the money was more than US$8 Billion Dollars, And the balance was shared among us with the accountan
Regards.
Nash Wash Pam

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