419 scam: "Clement. Dadah" <clement.dadah@gmail.com> Barrister Clement Dadah.

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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)
- "million us 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "benjemaindauda@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "Clement. Dadah" <clement.dadah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: clement.dadah1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 12:43:05 +0000
Subject: Barrister Clement Dadah.

Dear Friend,

With due respect, I must apologize for this unsolicited message, I am
aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approaching
unknown person for establishment of project and investment.

But I respectfully insist you read this message carefully before you
either make your decision of proceeding or deleting my message as I am
optimistic it will be successful for unimaginable financial benefit
for both of us.

My name is Barrister Clement Dadah, from Lome Togo, I am contacting
you in respect of my late client who was a nationality of your
country, he died with his family in auto crash here in Togo without
leaving next of kin, and he left unclaimed total sum of $11.5 million
US dollars, in bank without leaving next of kin, so I want to present
you to the payment bank as the rightful beneficiary of total seed, to
enable the payment bank release the dormant fund to you as the
beneficiary.

Please kindly get back to me via (benjemaindauda@outlook.com ) for more details.
Thanks,

Barrister Clement Dadah.

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