419 scam: iyamah sylvanius <buscuit2@gooduser992.onmicrosoft.com> Dear Sir/Madam

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348029875701 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- sylvaniusiyamah.cbnun@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: iyamah sylvanius <buscuit2@gooduser992.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <sylvaniusiyamah.cbnun@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:24:53 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam

Attention Dear Sir/Madam This is to bring to your notice that I am delegate=
d from the United Nations to Central Bank to pay 150 scam victims $5.000, 0=
00, 00 USD (Five Million United State Dollars) each. You are listed and app=
roved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount=
, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $5.=
000, 000, 00 USD compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, kno=
w that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed=
so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various indiv=
iduals to the Nigerian scams artists operating in syndicates all over the w=
orld today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction wit=
h the Nigerian Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators $5.00=
0, 000, 00 USD each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the=
corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be=
supervised by the United Nations' Officials and the Central Bank Nigeria a=
s the corresponding paying bank is GUARANTY TRUST BANK. According to the nu=
mber of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the vi=
ctims are from the United States, and we still have more 36 left to be paid=
the compensations of GUARANTY TRUST BANK each. Your particulars was mentio=
ned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of th=
e operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this me=
ssage to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is alre=
ady on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all ap=
prehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their appli=
cation as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. The Economic and Fi=
nancial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is Above the Law) have com=
bined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviate and =
redeem the image and past wounds of foreigners and firms who were defrauded=
, scammed and abandoned by this syndicates to slight down our dignities to =
international communities. Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Univer=
sal firms, Companies and individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums.=
However, investigations have shown that these people have dropped over 500=
,000 victims after collecting their money falsefuly, many committed suicide=
and others living by the grace of God. With the sanity presently at hand, =
we have over 250 convicts at hand, 184 in kirikri prisons while many are st=
ill awaiting trial while We still fetch for others who feel they are wise a=
nd hope that you will be our friend by giving us more information as per cl=
ue in apprehending them. You can receive your compensations payments via an=
y of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS/ATM CARD or WIRE TRANSF=
ERS. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you. F=
or more information please call +2348029875701 yours faithfully, IYAMAH SYL=
VANIUS. ( sylvaniusiyamah.cbnun@gmail.com )

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