419 scam: "HONDIRO TENEAN" <hondirotenean@aol.com> URGENT REQUEST

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- hodirotenean7@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HONDIRO TENEAN" <hondirotenean@aol.com>
Reply-To: hondirotenean7@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:45:12 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: URGENT REQUEST

I am MR HONDIRO TENEAN from Australia, suffering from cancer.I have $35
million US in the security company to dispatch to some Charity
Organization,

Due to my cancer sickness I have been confirm to live for only 8 months,
so I decided to donate this fund to a trustworthy Individual to help me
dispatch the funds, to orphanages, widows, motherless babies homes,
schools and propagating the message of love to all mankind.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and I don't want my brothers to know about this fund because
they are selfish, and will not use the funds for charity.

The funds are ready to be transferred to your nominated bank account
which you will provide reply me so that the transfer process can start
immediately.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
security company were the fund are deposited. I will also issue you an
authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this
fund.

Please Contact me on the this e mail address (hodirotenean7@yahoo.com)

God bless you
Mr Hondiro Tenea

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