419 scam: Alhaji Osumar Dangote <mdfile10@gmail.com> YOUR $8Million GOOD NEWS, REPLY NOW !

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22967035535 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Alhaji Osumar Dangote <mdfile10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Alhaji Osumar Dangote <filepdf@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:31:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR $8Million GOOD NEWS, REPLY NOW !

Hello My Good Friend,

It is my pleasure to reach you again after our unsuccessful attempt on our past business transaction. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the fund, I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in transferring the whole fund with the help of a new partner from Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Abubakar Jar Hakim. Everything was perfectly done because we stroke a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Saudi Arabia Federal Ministry of Finance, and she rendered tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and it worked out successfully. In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the funds, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $8million USD, Please accept it as a token of appreciation from Me and try to use some part of this fund on charitable works around your City/country. Presently, I am in Saudi Arabia for investment projects.
Since it was difficult to contact you before I traveled due to the urgency of my business schedule, I have left instruction with my personal secretary Mr. Fillip Frank

But surprisingly to us he contacted me stating that he received an email from one Mrs Evelyn Jasper with wrong information that doesn't match with the copy of your information/contact I left with him. He said that the lady told him that you has terrible case that final lead you into Life imprisonment and she visited you in the prison as closest relation and you ask her to claim your $8Million from my secretary hence she contacted him for the claim, but my secretary refuse to pick her calls and always denied her emails and SMS messages, until he hears from me or you to know what is going on and why such file fall against you, although I personal know that such claim is liars and I stopped my secretary from doing anything with her. Then I decided to contact you again to remind you about this, so please kindly contact him through his Emails address.

My Secretary's full Name: Mr. Fillip P.D. Frank, Cellphone: +229 67035535,Email him by clicking on the reply-to reply direct to his email.
Please email him and inform him that I have contacted you this date that he should go ahead to send your compensation Cheque sum of $8Million to you. Remember I gave him your full information's but you have to reconfirm it again for him to confirm that you are the person supposed to contact him, considering the kind of your 9 information he will be expecting from you ( which I already left the copies with him are below) are below so feel free to get in touch with My Secretary' Mr. Fillip Frank with reconfirmation of your below info's so that he will have no doubt of who you are to enable him send you the Cheque without any delay through courier, unless you have personal option then you suggest to him

Your Full Name, Country, City, Address, Age, Sex, Phone Number, Occupation, Driving Lenses or Any Valid ID. Once again make sure you make uses of this money in good manner, at least some part of it must go to charity homes around your city/Country because we make money to help/bless others OK. God bless you and your family. Like I said before E-mail him back by clicking on the reply-to reply direct to his email.

Regards,
Yours friend,
Alhaji Osumar Ali Dangote,
Ex-Oil Minister.

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