419 scam: "Dadoza Edem" <csilasasdfg@ower.com> Investment Offer

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- e.dadoza@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dadoza Edem" <csilasasdfg@ower.com>
Reply-To: e.dadoza@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 02:54:51 -0700
Subject: Investment Offer - From Mr. Dadoza

Attn; Co-investor,.

I know this message will come to you
as a surprise as we do not know each other before now. However, I
believe this will open partnership investment door for us. Before I
proceed, I would like to introduce myself as Mr. Edem Dadoza,
Accountant, heading account section, with National Trust Holding Company
in Ghana.

We are Co-operate Financial Service Company in
West Africa. We had a customer who deposited Thirteen million eight
hundred United State dollars and 117 kilograms of Gold with us and
eventually died in his trip in Libya without any reference to a next of
kin. For more information check below,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afriqiyah_Airways_Flight_771

In
accordance with the British Trust and Federal Laws "BTL026", at the
expiration of 2 years and 8 months, her investments with our Financial
Trust Authority may revert to ownership of the government of the
country, if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.

I
contacted you with trust to present you as the next of kin to the
decease so that you and I with the less privilege can benefit from this
investment and avoid government confiscating it into their treasure. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect us from any breach of the law to transfer the said
amount 13.8million USD with consignment box of Gold.

If you
accept this proposal, kindly furnish me with your personal details
information. I will instruct you on the next procedure to take with
other details of the funds and gold. upon acceptance on this business
deal will reach the sharing percentage to be taking after the fund and
Gold is sucessfully transfer or delivered to you in your country.

My details data will be giving to you upon receipt of your reply.

Please
reply to my direct email; e.dadoza@yahoo.com, Very urgent and
Confidential . Please as you reply quote this code NTHC723GH as your
subject.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. D. Edem ,
Chief Accountant,
National Trust Holding Company,
Ghana,
reply to email; e.dadoza@yahoo.com

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