419 scam: sankoydaniel1 <sankoydaniel1@gmail.com> Greetings.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: sankoydaniel1 <sankoydaniel1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: danielsankoy04@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 07:33:41 -0800
Subject: Greetings.

Greetings,
Although I am not comfortable sending this proposal to you because of
the increase in scam and fraud especially in Africa, I am too sure
that this is not a scam. But note carefully that whilst going through
the registered business listing of your country, obtained from our
local chamber of commerce and industry I found your contact
information, which forms a basis for your receipt of this email.

I am Daniel Sankoy a citizen of South Sudan in East Africa and son of
the late Mr. Sankoy An industrialist and diamond & gold merchant that
was assassinated by the present government as a result of the Notable
role he played during the civil war in my country South Sudan Darfur.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend
to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before
but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life.

There is this amount of $25 Million US Dollars which my late father
deposited with a security company in GHANA, which he wanted to use for
his political reason in our Country before he was assassinated.

But since his death I am living in Accra, Ghana as a refugee with my
mother and my sister.

Now I as the only son and my mother have decided to invest this money
in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security
and political reasons. I want you to help us claim and receive the
consignment which will be delivered to you through diplomatic means to
your country or any place of your choice to enable you plan for the
investment in your Country.

So I want you to stand as my foreign partner and beneficiary so that
both of us can invest the fund together in your country.

I would like to invest part of the money into these three investments
in your Country but, if there is any other business that is better
than what I am suggesting, I will be very glad to follow your advice.

1).Real estate
2).The transport industry
3).Five star hotel

If you can be of assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you
20% of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.

I await your soonest response.

Thanks for expected cooperation.

Best Regards,
Daniel Sankoy.

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