419 scam: "Dr, Abu Salam" <dr.abusalam1940@gmail.com> Information

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mr.sirjamessmith1974@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr, Abu Salam" <dr.abusalam1940@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 12:07:15 -0700
Subject: Information

Dear Friend,

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam, though I
tried my best to involve you in the business but God decided the whole
situation. Presently Iâ€™m in Vietnam for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile, 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 is Mr James Smith on his
e-mail address below (mr.sirjamessmith1974@gmail.com) ask him to send you
the total of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United states dollars
(USD$950,000.00) 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 touch with my
secretary Mr James Smith and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share joy
after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, Iâ€™m very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with him so that he will send the
amount to you without any delay OK? Extend my greetings to your family.

My Best regards
Yours brother
Dr. Abu Salam
Greetings from Vietnam

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