419 scam: Odun Odunfa <westansah44@gmail.com> Please may I urgently have your consent to this private letter.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Odun Odunfa <westansah44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: odun_odunfa@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:32:37 -0800
Subject: Please may I urgently have your consent to this private letter.

*Dear Friend,*
*I am Mr.Odun Odunfa,a bank Director and once Account manager to late
Mr.Hoel Paul Edouard,a national of your country,who died in a Plane crash
on Monday 2nd September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New
York to Geneva. You can see the news or report on the below site.*

*http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
<http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html>*

*Mr.Hoel P.Edouard,his wife and three children lost their lives on that
plane crash. Since then,I have made several inquiries to the embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet,so as to locate any member of his family but to no avail.*

*I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belonged to
my late client before they get confiscated or declared as serviceable by
our bank/management where this huge deposit is lodged. More-so,our Bank
have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty one (21) official working days.*

*Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years
now therefore,I have decided to seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds can be paid to you and
then you and me can share the money 50% to me and 50% to you.*

*I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see the deal
through. And I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me strictly via email to enable us discuss further.*
*Best regards.*

*Odun Odunfa.*

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