419 scam: Eddy ZENGO <mrsb@voila.fr> Good Day to you & your Family!!!!

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Eddy ZENGO <mrsb@voila.fr>
Reply-To: eddy.zeno@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:33:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good Day to you & your Family!!!!

Good Day to you & your Family!!!!
Date: 22/10/2012

Good day friend,

I am Mr. Eddy ZENGO I got your contact from the foreign affairs of Burkina Faso I need your assistance to transfer abandoned floating fund belong to one of our bank foreign customer the sum of (usd7.1 ) Seven million, One Hundred thousand United States dollars into a foreign account.

The fund has been lying in a suspense account so may years without anybody coming to put claim over the money. Upon this discovery I decided so that the fund will be release to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased customer for safety.

Therefore, I am soliciting for your assistance to come forward as the next of kin and apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account. I have agreed that 45% of this money will be for you as the beneficiary respect of the provision of your account and service rendered, 55% will be for me.

Hence this mail to you, if you are really sure of your trustworthiness and confidentiality
on this transaction contact me and accept not to your mind to disappoint me when the fund is transferred into your account.

Then once the money transferred to your account, I will proceed immediately to your country for the sharing of the funds. I waited to hear from you as soon as possible.

Mr. Eddy ZENGO.
Auditing and accounting section,
Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso,

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