419 scam: "Mr.Manu Kala" <imf.bf.faso@gmail.com> VERY URGENT ATTENTION.

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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:
- "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Manu Kala" <imf.bf.faso@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmanukala099@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 15:16:12 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION.

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FROM Mr. Manu Kala.
The Head of File and Auditing Department,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso (West Africa)
Web: http://www.boaburkinafaso.com
REMITTANCE OF US$20, 5; MILLION
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE. VERY URGENT ATTENTION.

I am Mr. Manu Kala writing to you from Burkina Faso West Africa. I
feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business, however,
this correspondence is private, and it should be treated in strict
confidence.

Firstly I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk
and trouble free to both parties, In order to transfer out Twenty
Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$20.500 000 ) from our bank
here, secondly the fund for transfers of clean origin.

The owner of the fund is late Mr. Paul Louis Halley who died Along
with his entire family in a plane crash.

http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over Funds
($20.5million) one of my bank clients Mr. Paul Louis Halley who died
Along with his entire family in a plane crash.

I contact you believing that you will not let me down once the fund
goes into your account.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards
Mr. Manu Kala.

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