419 scam: "Tafik Dada"<tafik@beige.ocn.ne.jp> WITH GOD YOUR SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED

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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:
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- tafikdada@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tafik Dada" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tafikdada@accountant.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 06:20:04 -0700
Subject: WITH GOD YOUR SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED

PAYMENT DISBURSEMENT SECTION,

QUARTIER, ACCRA GHANA

Address: Liberia Road, Heritage Tower,

Ambassadorial, Ridge, Accra Ghana

Tel: 00233 547 493 588

E-mail: tafikdada@accountant.com

This is to inform you that your name appeared among twenty five

foreign depositors listed for part payment of their long overdue funds

in (UBA BANK).

The governor of UBA BANK released the payment order of (US$950,000.00).

only after a debt reconciliation meeting with the President of

Republic of Ghana which was held in Accra on 28th of July 2018.

The governor signed the payment to be made through two prime banks(UBA and ECO BANK)

in Ghana. The payment starts from today and will end on the 30th August 2018.

Note, if you are not able to receive the payment on or before the date

given above, your payment will be cancelled.

UBA BANK will effect the payment through ATM Master/Visa Card.

Please take note, the payment takes effect from today and you are

advised to send the following information for your payment:

Name:………………………………………

Address:…………………………………………

Phone Number:………………………………………..

You are given maximum of 24hours to respond to this message. Failure to respond on

or before the given date, this office will assume you are not the supposed recipient and

will cancel your name from the list.

I am looking forward to receive your reply.

Regards,

Mr. Tafik Dada

Section Head

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