419 scam: projeto.df@inmet.gov.br FOR YOUR ASSISTANT

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: projeto.df@inmet.gov.br
Reply-To: aishagaddafi36@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:12:18 -0300
Subject: FOR YOUR ASSISTANT

Good Day,

Am Aisha Gaddafi daughter of late Colonel Gaddafi the Libyan leader.I
am contacting you to assist me in removing the sum of sixty five million
USA dollars being deposited with a security company in UAE Dubai.

The funds was deposited with a security company in my name and as a matter
of fact, me my only surviving son manage to escape with the help of a
security guard on duty that fateful day, I am presently into hiding in a
refugee camp between the border of Chad and Nigeria because I know that
the regime of my father has collapse after his death. Please for your kind
assistance I will offer you 30% of the total sum, all the legal
documentation concerning the deposit are with me, I will issue power of
attorney making you the new beneficiary of the deposit so that the
security company can release the consignment to you.

Once you successfully secure the consignment from the security company an
arrangement would be made for disbursement.May Allah grant you the heart
to assist me and my only son in this our trial period, please never you
abandon me with my son just because we are Arabs, but I want to assure you
that honesty and trust must remain our bond.Get back with your details so
that we can proceed without delay because l am here without help from no
one.

Aisha Gaddafi

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