419 scam: "Mr. X" <> Dear friend Contact my secretary

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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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- wakaetata1@mail2world.com (Mail2world; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. X" <>
Reply-To: wallazongo@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 May 2021 13:33:44 -0700
Subject: Dear friend Contact my secretary

Dear friend Contact my secretary with this Email ( wakaetata1@mail2world.com )

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success got the fund transferred through co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay I tried my best to involve you in the Gold/diamond projects but God decided the whole situations I am in Arab Emirates for investment projects presently with my own share of the total sum

I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow

Now contact my secretary in Burkina Faso.
His name: Mr. Waka Etata
His E-mail: wakaetata1@mail2world.com

Advice him to send you the VISA CARD total of $2, 50000,00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter I appreciated your efforts at that time very much So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr. Waka Etata and instruct him where to send the VISA CARD to you value sum of USD$ 2,50000,000,00

This amount is me and the new partner contribute and offer you this amount USD $ 1, 50000,00 is from my own share while my new partner supported you also with sum of USD $ 1000000 from his own share also because I explain the whole thing to him that you are the first person I contacted that wanted to assist me bet you could not make it and he said okay there is no problem

Your should kept the whole my success secret because I knew that it was only you know how I made the money so try to kept everything very secret I hope you understand the reason why this huge amount of funds was kept for you?

Keep me update immediately you receive the VISA CARD so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at passed time. In that moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally,

Your should remember that I have forward an instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to keep in touch with him, so that he will send you the VISA CARD value (USD$ 2,50000,000,00) two million fifty thousand United State dollars

Best Regards,
Mr Walla Zongo

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