419 scam: "Andrew Yaku"<unccor@posta.ro> Hello, 9/29/2019

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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:
- "andrewyaku@barid.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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Yaku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewyaku@barid.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 05:26:48 -0700
Subject: Hello, 9/29/2019

Hello, I come by this message to inform you that the transaction we are about to commence is fundamentally based on trust. I am Andrew Yaku from Estonia working with Syria Finance Security Stakeholder Contract Awarding Committee of the ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF ASIAN STATES. I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from Google directory. I wish to release the sum of $21 Million into your company's bank account. This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded for the supply of ammunition, hard/soft wares, pharmaceuticals/medical items, Foods, light and heavy duty vehicles, apparels and other administrative logistics etc here in Syria. This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the attendant loop holes sealed off as the TOP member of ECAS. Please confirm your trustworthiness before we proceed. Reply me with your full details and phone numbers via this Email:andrewyaku@barid.com Sincerely, From Andrew NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, I urge you to treat it genuinely.

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