419 scam: Lassina Doumbia <gldoumbia1@gmail.com> I need your assistance

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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:
- "million 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)
- "gldoumbia@outlook.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: Lassina Doumbia <gldoumbia1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gldoumbia@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:53:23 +0000
Subject: I need your assistance

Greetings,

I am an account officer with a reputable bank here in Ivory Coast. I would
love to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you are able
to help me in this business proposal. Listen, there is this sum of 72
Million dollars I found floating in an account that is about to be shut
down by my bank. Inquiries had been carried out to locate anyone closer to
the family of the owner of the fund, but all efforts were not successful.
>From our investigation in 2015 to reach out to the owner by name Mr. Harry
Hutchins (An American), my bank learnt that the owner or depositor of the
fund died more than 14 years ago. And no member of his family or relation
is forthcoming for claim of the fund. Based on that, my bank is about to
work on paperwork to shut down the account. And that is what I don't want.
And it was because of the proposed plan to shut the account down was my
reason to contact you.

Pls, I want you to associate with me so that we can claim the fund from my
bank. And it has to be transferred to your account to any part of the
world. And after successful transfer of the fund to your account, we shall
split the money at the ratio of 50/50%.

Please, let me get your reply as soon as possible. More details would be
provided to you immediately.

Respond to me at "gldoumbia@outlook.com"

Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation

Mr. Lassina Doumbia

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