419 scam: "Mr. Don Ivalah"<admin@creativeonline.co.th> I will like us to discuss about my client

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Don Ivalah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdonivalah@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 21:40:45 -0400
Subject: I will like us to discuss about my client

Hello,

I am Mr. Don Ivalah working with Financial Bank an accountant to Mr. Abba a native of your country who died in gold mining collapsed. I'm here to inform you that after several attempts to locate any of my client relatives, family members since 2013 practically proved abortive, I am delighted to locate you. I found you bearing the same family name with my client. I will like us to discuss about my client finances worth $6.100,000 with us. I am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to my client so that his fund will be

transferred to you. You will get 60% for your participation to secure

the fund, while 40% will be for me.

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