419 scam: david tayo <michaelubaka1956@gmail.com> crucial yes

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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:
- "david_tayo1979@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: david tayo <michaelubaka1956@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david_tayo1979@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:37:19 +0200
Subject: crucial yes

Hello My Friend

I apologize for intruding into your privacy, especially by contacting
you through this means for a business transaction of this magnitude,
but due to its seriousness and urgency, therefore it became necessary
for me to seek for your assistance. Kindly contact me through my
private email address (david_tayo1979@outlook.com ) for more details
on the transfer of (US$8.5 million) left by my late client a
nationality of your country. I want to present you as the next of kin
to my late client, because you bear the same surname to my late
client. I will give you the details of this transaction, as soon as I
hear from you.

Best Regards,
David Tayo Esq

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