419 scam: Sallami Yacoubu <sallamiyacoubu001@gmail.com> Assalamu alaikum

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- sallamiyacoubu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sallami Yacoubu <sallamiyacoubu001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sallamiyacoubu@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:22:15 +0000
Subject: Assalamu alaikum

Assalamu alaikum

Dear, Freind

PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME

My name is Mr Yacoubu Sallami and i head a deposit Security Company.
I hope i can trust you in what am about to disclose to you.I
discovered an over-due and unclaimed consignment containing the sum of
$15 Million Dollars and it was deposited as family Treasury and
valuables by the Late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi who was
confirmed killed recently. After careful investigations i found out
that there is no next of kin on his files and with my position in the
company i am the only one aware of this situation and that the
consignment contains money.
Now what i want you to do is to receive the consignment as the
beneficiary and i will provide all necessary documents to legitimize
the claim in your name. I will arrange with a courier company that
will deliver the consignment to you as a left over luggage by a
D.F.I.P (Diplomatic Free Inspection Procedure) means of shipment,in
which they will not have to know the contents of the consignment
because the will be delivering it as a non-inspection consignment. or
i can send you the funds by bank to bank wire transfer in which you
will be receiving the funds as the beneficiary.

I am willing to share with you at the ratio of 60/40 and i will want
you to send my own share to an account abroad which i will be
providing to you.I will handle all expenses of moving the consignment
from Burkina Faso until it gets to your country. Then you will be
contacted by the diplomatic agent assigned to make the delivery to you
when he arrives in your country with the consignment, all you have to
do is to pay for the clearing charges over there and receive the
consignment.And if you prefer to receive the funds by bank to bank
wire transfer,you will have to handle all the transfer requirements
until it hits your account.

Get back to me to if you are in agreement to all i have said, and
reconfirm to me your Telephone Number, Full Name, Home, Address, Age,
Occupation, so i can effect the change of ownership of the consignment
into your name and i will send you a copy of the change of ownership,
which you will be using to claim the consignment when it arrives at
your location as the rightful legal recipient.For security reasons you
have to keep this as a secret until you receive the funds safely.Get
back to me for more details.

(Please Email me on my private email: sallamiyacoubu@yahoo.com)

Bye for now and hope to hear from you soon again.
Mr Yacoubu Sallami,
Deposit Department Manager,
Global Security Company Ltd.
Burkina Faso

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