419 scam: "Amos Dajea" <alphraph@yahoo.com.hk> Good day

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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.
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.
- aamdaje@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Amos Dajea" <alphraph@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: aamdaje@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:26:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Good day

Good day,

I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My Name
is Mr.Amos Dajea, I work with a ministry here in Benin republic and also
the head of contract approval department of the ministry. I wish to know
if we can work together as partners.

Should you accept to work with me, I will use my position in the office to
recommend you as the business partner to a deceased contractor name
(withheld) who died a month after the completion of his contract project
with our organization without any registered business partner in his file.
The deceased contractor has unpaid contract balance payment of Euro 5.8M
for supply and installation of Industrial equipment’s to our Industry.

If you are interested in my proposal, please let me have your telephone
numbers and full names to enable me start the process and as well give you
comprehensive details and procedure on how you will receive the fund for
our mutual benefits. I look forward for your quick response. My
alternative email address is aamdaje@yahoo.com.hk

Note; the procedure for the release of this payment is a straight process
that will not incriminate you in anyway what so ever. Therefore, my
assurance is that your role is risk free and I can assure you that if I
can have your total co-operation, the fund will be paid to you within
seven working days.

Sincerely,
Mr.Amos Dajea

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