419 scam: "Mr.Abdul"<cj3054466@gmail.com> Urgent:I need your urgent response

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Abdul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cj305446@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 18:46:42 -0000
Subject: Urgent:I need your urgent response

Dear,
I am Mr .Ben Abdul, a Senior staff in the accounts management section with one of the prime banks here in this country. A dormant account has been discovered belonging to your family member whom is deceased.Why i contacted you is because you answers the same surname with the late customer and you came from the same country with him, my major aim of contacting you is that i want to use you as the next of kin to the deceased to inherit the US$7,000,000 and 120Kg[One hundred and Twenty Kilo of Golds]he deposited in my bank
This transaction is totally free from any risk ,there is no risk involved in future after we inherit the funds.I assure you that you will never regret doing this business with me in future. I assure you that your interest in this transaction will be well protected by me. I will give you 50% for your assistance in helping me to inherit the funds while i take 50%.I hope this sharing ratio is well accepted by you.
NB" Please, keep this my message highly confidential .
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible so that i can give you more details
Regards,
Mr .Ben

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