419 scam: "Mr.Salif Abudul" <mr.salif_a76@yahoo.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Salif Abudul" <mr.salif_a76@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.salif1985abudul@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:49:20 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Salif Abudul, I am a banker by profession. I hail from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa. I need your assistance to claim an abandoned sum of eleven million, six hundred thousand united states dollars ($11.6Million USD) here in our bank.

The owner of this fund died without indicating his Next Of Kin to our bank. I want you to apply for the claim as the fund beneficiary as i have in my possession the necessary informaion's/documents for you to claim the fund immediately without any delay. If you are interested, contact me back for more details.

Further details of the transaction shall be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail indicating your interest. I will also inform you the ratio we shall share the fund as soon as you email me back indicating your interest to execute this business deal with me.

Have a great day! I hope to hear from you soonest.

Regards.
Mr.Salif Abudul
Tel: +226 75 73 77 96

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