419 scam: "Dr. David James"<roberta@sendexpress.com.br> RE: TRANSACTION FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. David James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidjames.nng@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:57:27 -0700
Subject: RE: TRANSACTION FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS

ATTN: CONCERNED BENEFICIARY.

REF: F.DRC//N.T/2017

SUB: ALLOCATED PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF $10.5 Million

After a careful verification on your contract file through our central computer monitoring index as mandated by the presidency, I discovered that it shall take a long process for your payment to be released due to some abnormalities detected in your contract file, during the secret verification process. I realized that you have spent so much money in trying to actualize your goal of been paid which did not even reflect in your file, but I have an offer that might interest you which will at least sustain you financially pending when you receive your contract payment. This offer arose from the Federal Government reserve vault under my care. It is a total sum of US$10.5 Million (Ten million Five hundred Thousand United States dollars), which will be shared between you and I in the ratio of 50%-50%.

This amount is not from your contract sum or has any thing related to your contract payment, rather it is a left over from the allocated sum used in paying local and foreign contractors and it is directly under my custody. I am offering you this because I have seen that you are a committed contractor and your contract funds will not be released on time until all the abnormalities are rectified.

The only thing needed for this $10.5 Million to be swiftly wired into your account under 72 hours is a bank account, which is different from what you already have in your contract file which we shall legally accredited / normalize at the Federal High Court of Justice as a diplomatic account in accordance to the rules and regulation of the Federal Government’s Financial act as amended by fund-in-transit act of F.DRC//N.T/2017. Already all modalities are in place to register this transaction as a diplomatic compensation.

Be adequately informed that this is not a contract payment therefore there will be no bureaucracy or misfortune.

Please note that if you desire to accomplish this transaction with me, just reach me immediately on the above telephone and fax numbers furnishing me with your updated bank account and just be rest assured that this transaction will take us just 72 hours to be consummated provided you are committed to work with me.

Sincere wishes and best regards,

Dr. David James
{Chief Scrutineer Priority Payment Officier}

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