419 scam: "Thomas A. U. SAWADOGO" <samuel_sutter@aol.fr> CONTACT US IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

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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: "Thomas A. U. SAWADOGO" <samuel_sutter@aol.fr>
Reply-To: fayan.konte@chaiyo.com
Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 11:52:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT US IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

DATE;
03/05/2014
CREATION TIME;
09:16 am (GMT)
Hello;
Intended Recipient;
IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE AND WILING TO RECEIVE YOUR OVERDUE FUND VALUED ($US 5.2M), CONTACT US AT THE EARLIEST INCLUDING YOUR FULL NAME…………, COUNTRY NAME…………., MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER 00+…………….., FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS.

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS AMONG THE EMAILS AWARDED TO RECEIVE THE ABOVE MENTIONED AMOUNT FROM (GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY GROUP INDEXER). UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) IS THE PAYING BANK OF YOUR FUND. WE ARE LEGISLATORS OF THE MENTIONED BANK. THEREFORE CONTACT US FOR YOUR PAYMENT INDEX INCLUDING YOUR FULL NAME…………, COUNTRY NAME…………., MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER 00+

SIGNED;
ATTORNEY
THOMAS A. U. SAWADOGO
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