419 scam: "G. Dak" <manthony@realsongs.com> From G. Dak

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27786564666 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mangadk66@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "G. Dak" <manthony@realsongs.com>
Reply-To: mangadk66@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:50:39 -0300
Subject: From G. Dak

Dear Friend,

Please forgive me if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this channel. It is as a result of urgency.

I know you do not know me before now, I am Mr. Manyal Gadet Dak, from South Sudan and presently living in South Africa. I was a member of the opposition group lead by Mr. Reik Machar in the civil war in South Sudan since 2014.

Mr. Reik Machar sent me on a mission to South Africa to purchase weapons and vehicles which was intended to use in fighting in South Sudan. I am not in support of this intentions but I do not have any other options than to do what they asked me. They provided the sum of US$25,100,000.00 (Twenty Five Million, One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which we brought into South Africa through diplomatic means to meet a government official at the defense department. On getting to South Africa, I found out that the person and Mr. Jacob Zuma, Ex President of South Africa) whom they instructed me to meet for the operation was under government probation for related financial corruptions and never want to get himself involved in such deals anymore. Since I have never been in support of civil war in South Sudan, I made up my mind never to go back to my country. I want to relocate immediately to a better country outside Africa, where I can have good investments with this money since I cannot stay here in South Africa.

My reason of contacting you is that, I want you to support me as my

foreign partner to move the funds and myself out of Africa as soon as possible. I am willing to offer you 20% of the whole money for the inconveniences this will cost you and for your support in this transaction, while 5% will be set aside for all expenses involved, the remaining 75% will be for me to setup profitable investments in your country.

As a matter of urgency, please do let me know if you can assist me in handling this transaction and the investment involve so I can send you more details and what we need to do.

Please reply to me on email: mangadk66@yahoo.com and Tel: +27 78 656 4666

Best regards
Mr. Manyal Gadet Dak

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