419 scam: <mcsamdedeson09@rediffmail.com> ATTENTION

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: <mcsamdedeson09@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: Array: ;
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:41:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION

Greetings to you.

I need your urgent assistance to secured five million Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars [USD $5,750.000.00],which my Corporate Head Office is not aware of it and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

I will give you 30% of the total fund while 70 will be for me. All i want from you is to stand and claim this said amount as the original depositor of the fund. Contact me immediately so that we can work together.

As soon as you assisted me secured the fund as the original depositor of the fund,then we will invest the fund in real estate .you can still travel and come down here for this transaction deal.

You will agree with me that as an officer of the banker ,i can not deal directly with these hence i solicited your assistance to help secured this said fund so that both of us will share it.

There is no risk involved,all i need is your full trust and assistance. I will resign from bank to meet you over in your country as soon as the funds is being transferred into your accounts.

I need your urgent response so that we can proceed. Please this is a deal i would not want my head office to find out that my hands are involved, I want you to stand and claim this said fund as the original depositor of the fund and keep every communication confidential.

Send to me your full information, if possible i will like to call you on phone. Let me have your direct phone number.

Regards
McSam Dedeson

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