419 scam: "Mr.Nelson Yakubu" <conttonsesamegrainexport01@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Hola=2C

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Nelson Yakubu" <conttonsesamegrainexport01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uatmcard862@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:25:02 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Hola=2C_cari=C3=B1o?=

Hola, cariÃ±o

Soy el Sr. Nelson Yakubu y trabajo con UNITED BANK OF AFRICA aquÃ
en Burkina Faso UagadugÃº Ãfrica occidental

Creo que no me traicionarÃ¡s ni me fallarÃ¡s en esta solicitud de asociaciÃ³n.
He enviado la cantidad de 12,5 millones de dÃ³lares que llegarÃ¡n a su
paÃs dentro de tres dÃas

es parte del dinero tomado por un viejo polÃtico que fue expulsado del poder
AquÃ en mi paÃs Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Ãfrica occidental,

CambiarÃ© los detalles del beneficiario a los suyos y lo presentarÃ© como el

beneficiario del fondo luego de que ambos compartamos los gastos 50% 50%

La persona inicial que arreglÃ© con Ã©l para recibir EL fondo se ha
vuelto codicioso.
entonces esa es mi razÃ³n para contactarlo ahora

Mientras tanto, tenga la seguridad de que esta oferta es LIBRE DE
RIESGO, pero debido a mi
estado en la sociedad, usted estÃ¡ obligado a mantener esta oferta estrictamente

confidencial y alto secreto. Por favor, complÃ¡ceme con tus nombres
completos, privado.
direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico, su edad, nÃºmero de telÃ©fono de
contacto, su profesiÃ³n y
nacionalidad

Espero respuesta urgente

Saludos

SeÃ±or Nelson Yakubu

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