419 scam: "Frederic Bisimwa"<ztadm@oda.zt.gov.ua> CAN I CONFIDE IN YOU !

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- fredericmwa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frederic Bisimwa"<ztadm@oda.zt.gov.ua>
Reply-To: fredericwma@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:44:21 -0700
Subject: CAN I CONFIDE IN YOU !

Hello,

I have got your contact in the cause of my serious search for a reliable foreign partner through a profile which convinced me of your personality.

My name is Frederic Bisimwa and I am from Democratic Republic of the Congo, my father was a local politician and diamond dealer from provinces of KasaÃ¯-Central, the area recently engulfed by fighting between Government army and rebels fighters, which resulted in death of my parents.

I confide in you hoping you will not betray me, my most required concern is for you to recognise me as your friend while establishing a long lasting relationship for our future. My sister and I was moved by United Nation peace keepers to Dakar-Senegal where we are currently staying as refugee camp. My late father due to the constant crisis in my country before his untimely death moved his asset to different European financial firms where he travelled always and also handed over to me some documents relating to his asset in Europe.

Unfortunately our family house was burnt and I was able to retrieve one document. I am 24 years old and my sister is 16, we are not allowed to handle transaction or business of this nature under Senegalese refugee laws. My father revealed to me before his death that the asset he deposited in Europe are liquid cash of 16.2million euros. My aim of contacting you is to assist me in two ways (1)to help and transfer the money to your country (2) to help me get a profitable business for investment anywhere in your country all is based on your professional advice and acceptance to assist me.

Note: I do not trust anyone here to handle our only chance of a better life and my future plan is to relocate to your country with my sister. However, I will give you substantial portion of these money as compensation for all your assistance.

Please, do not hesitate to contact me immediately in other to know the next thing to do on how to move this money to your country. Because I have written the company and informed them I will be introducing my late fatherâ€™s business partner who is now our guardian to receive the deposit on my behalf.

Thanks for your co-operation.
Best Regards,
Frederic Bisimwa.
This is my private email: fredericmwa@gmail.com

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