419 scam: "Prof. Mohamed NDIAYE" <hr@mx1.sadacnet.co.zw> PLEASE BE INFORMED

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Mohamed NDIAYE" <hr@mx1.sadacnet.co.zw>
Reply-To: prof.mndiaye@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 00:07:40 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: PLEASE BE INFORMED

>From the Office of Director General
West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
www.amao-wama.org

Date: Aug 6/ 2013

To: Your Attention Please!

I am Prof. Mohamed Ben Omar NDIAYE, director Director General of West
African Monetary Agency (WAMA). My office was recently delegated to
investigate and to manipulate all overdue foreign payments that are still
laying in banks and security houses in West Africa, and from our
investigation records shows that you are among one of the foreign
individuals who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas
country which includes those of lottery, contract and inheritance.

>From our further investigation we also noticed that you have been
transacting with some unidentified officials and as a result of this, we
hereby advise you to stop communication with any one not referred to you
by us or FBI because some people have lost outrageous sums of money to
impostors.

Be inform that we have negotiated with the Authorities that your first
released part payment sum of $1.2 million (USD) will be paid to you
through Europe ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER with a maximum withdrawal
limit of $10,000 (USD) a day which is powered by Visa Card and can be used
anywhere in the world where you see a Visa Card Logo on the Automatic
Teller Machine (ATM).

This is as a result of the mandate from US Government , European
Commission and United Nation to make sure all debts owed to citizens of
American and also Asia and Europe which includes Inheritance, Contract,
Lottery etc are been cleared and paid to his/her rightful beneficiary
accordingly.

We believe this notification meets you in a very good present state of
mind as we await your urgent response.

Thank you very much for your co-operation

Yours sincerely,
Prof. Mohamed Ben Omar NDIAYE
Director General
West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)

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