419 scam: "Barr. Collins" <rev.anthonytunde1@gmail.com> Contact my secretary.

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- inffo.sixade@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Collins" <rev.anthonytunde1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: inffo.sixade@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:31:07 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary.

Hello,

I am pleased to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred with the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam.
Currently, i am with him for investment projects with my share of the
total sum. However, i did not forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring the funds, despite that it failed us
somehow.

I raised $750,000.00 USD, which was credited in an ATM Debit card for
you to compensate you for your initial efforts in the past to help me
in a transaction that I thought it was divine for both of us to
succeed together. This is my last effort in reaching you, after
several attempts to contact you had failed. Now contact my Secretary,
his name is Mr. Adetola, contact him now to send you the ATM card. His
email address is (inffo.sixade@gmail.com).

Make sure you confirm your information to him to avoid giving the ATM
card to the wrong person, send him your full name, address,
occupation, age, direct phone # and your country.

Best regards
Barr. Collins

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