419 scam: "G. MANNA" <ed@atsweb.net> TRY IT.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- gaboschmanna@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "G. MANNA" <ed@atsweb.net>
Reply-To: <gaboschmanna@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:38:27 -0500
Subject: TRY IT.

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, I HAVE A DEAL TO DISCUSS WITH YOU. I HOPE YOU WILL GIVE ME YOUR ATTENTION AND INTEREST. I WILL SEE YOUR REPLY AS A NOD, AND PROCEED TO INITIATE FURTHER TALKS WITH YOU.

I AM GABOSCH MANNA, A SOCIALITE. DUE TO MY SOCIAL STATUS, I HAVE PROFOUND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME TOP PERSONALITIES.

PRESENTLY, I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY A TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN NIGERIA-WEST AFRICA, TO PROVIDE A FOREIGN PARTNER FOR A DEAL TO MOVE OUT THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($30,000,000.00). DON'T DOUBT IT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY REAL. ALTHOUGH, THERE ARE SO MANY CRAPS AND COAX PREVALENT ON THE INTERNET, WITH THE MOTIVE OF TWISTING ONE'S ARM AT THE END, THE INTERNET STILL SEEMS TO BE THE MOST CONVENIENT MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, AND QUITE SAFE TO A REASONABLE EXTENT.

TO AVOID ANY SORT OF MALPRACTICES FROM BOTH SIDES, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED GETS CHEATED, WE HAVE TO STRICTLY AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS DEAL.

1) YOU WILL SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ME.

2) YOUR POSITION, DUTY/ROLE, AND STAKE, WOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED.

3) INASMUCH AS YOU WILL STAND IN AS THE FOREIGN PARTNER, YOU MUST HONOUR OUR AGREEMENT AND ADHERE STRICTLY TO MY INSTRUCTION.

THE COOPERATION OF A FOREIGN PARTNER IS NEEDED TO CONDUIT THIS SUM IN CHUNK TO ROUTINELY STASH THE DOUGH IN LABYRINTHINE OFFSHORE TRUSTS. THAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE. IT IS ALL I NEED YOU FOR TO BRIDGE THE GAP. CAN YOU PERSONALLY HANDLE IT? IF YOU CAN, THEN GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL: GABOSCHMANNA@YAHOO.COM .

G. MANNA

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