419 scam: "Dr Duke Ado" <test@readerspoint.com> I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

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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:
- "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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- drdukeado199@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Duke Ado" <test@readerspoint.com>
Reply-To: drdukeado199@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:03:53 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

Dr Duke Ado,
Department of Budget and Planning
Ministry of Petroleum,
Abidjan-Côte D'Ivoire

Attn : Sir ,

I sent you a letter last week but I don't know if you received it , so I decided to resend it again. My name is Dr Duke Ado, I am the Chairman , Department of Budget and Planning , Ministry of Petroleum Federal Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.

Therefore, after due deliberation within myself, I decided to contact you with regards to your response to my first message to you. I believe that you would be in a position to help me in a bid to transfer the sum of US$42.5M(Forty Two million, five hundred thousand dollars only) into your account which we will use for investment into a profitable business in your country . We have made it 100% legal as much as possible as you would want.

We are members of the special committee for budget and planning of the Ministry of Petroleum. This committee is principally concerned with contract appraisals and approval of contracts in order of priorities as regards CAPITAL PROJECTS of the Federal Government of Cote d'Ivoire. With our positions, we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of Forty Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$42.5M) through over-invoicing.

We are working with the present Democratically elected Government in my country, and we are seeking the support of Foreign Government, which has started the race. So they have given a directive to all Federal Parastatals to pay all Foreign Contractors being owed for contracts that they have done. Therefore, our plan is to include your name as one of the contractors being owed in our corporation.

What we need from you is to provide a safe Account into which the funds will be transferred since Government Officials in my country are not allowed by our laws to Operate Foreign Accounts. It has been agreed that you will be compensated with 40% of the total sum while the remaining which belongs to us will be invested in your Country.

We need a more reliable and trustworthy person and a reputable Company to do this business with, hence we contacted you. So if you can prove yourself to be trusted and interested in this deal then we are prepared to do business with you. What we want from you is the assurance that you will not disappoint us when this amount of US$42.5M is transferred into your account.

You are advised to respond back to me immediately so that we can advise you on the modalities of the transaction. All modalities of this transfer have been worked out and once started will not take more than 7 Banking days with the absolute support of all concerned. This transaction is 100% safe and risk free now and after the transfer. I am going to provide all the documents that will back up this transaction to a successful completion.

Kindly treat this as urgent and very confidential. Your Reply Awaits Here(drdukeado199@gmail.com)

Best regards.
Dr Duke Ado
Department of Budget and Planning
Ministry of Petroleum
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

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