419 scam: malik Niatu <malikniatu01@yahoo.com> As-salamu alaykum,

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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.
This email message is a orphan 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.
- malikniatu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: malik Niatu <malikniatu01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: malik Niatu <malikniatu@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 00:42:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: As-salamu alaykum,

As-salamu alaykum,

Compliment of the day, I am Malik Niatu, The only Son of late Mr and Mrs Niatu Ahmed. I contacted you after praying and fasting for Allah's direction in search of a honest and sincere person who will sincerely assist me in this transaction. I believe that my contact with you is not by chance but for the good will of almighty Allah to be done in our life.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk, confiding in someone to succeed in this life.

Please and Please, Do not be embarrassed, I prayed for Allah's direction to find a honest and truthful person in my life cause I find it difficult to find one here because of my father's reputation as a wealthy person here before his sudden death, leaving me inheritance of fortune worth 6,350,000 America dollars (Six million three hundred and fifty thousand American dollars). My intention is to transfer this fund to your country for investment on a lucrative business which you will manage together with me.

The fear of this money not raising eye brow here in Togo lome, I decided to contact you, seeking for your honest and sincere assistance because I am too young to handle this transaction. I will give you more information and my photos as soon as I hear from you.

I have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount of money as a compensation for your efforts input in this transaction, that is just for your honest and sincere assistance to me, then you handle and control the investment while i continue my education there in your country and joins you in the investment as soon as i finish my education there.

I will fly to meet you there in your country for the investment and to start my new life with you as soon you confirm my only inheritance there and i hope to establishing a rewarding and good relationship with you.Please if you are intrested in assisting me towards this transaction kindly email me the following information below so that I will present you to my bank official as my patner who will be assisting me in this transaction.

Your full name
Address in full
Your private telephone number
Also your date of birth.
Once i heard from you,i will take your information to my bank for an official introduction.I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible. +22898995366 email ME THROUGH MY PERSONAL ID malikniatu@yahoo.com

Thanks and Allah bless you as you sincerely assist me.

Best regard.
Malik Niatu

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