419 scam: Eric Dossou <dept5187@gmail.com> urgently

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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:
- "waiting for 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: Eric Dossou <dept5187@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ericdossou@inbox.lv
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:05:30 -0400
Subject: urgently

--
Dearest.I am Mr.Eric Dossou from South Sudan but currently seeking for
an asylum in South Africa due to persistent conflict that has been going
on in our country.In a quest to invest with a reliable businessman or
woman, I visited the commercial department of your country embassy for
Inquires here in South Africa, and they furnished me with a list of
reliable businessmen and women among which, your name strikes to me as
my best partner, in respect to the above issue.I am contacting you for
your kind assistance for investment in your country, I really wish to
invest towards your kind of venture , Hotel and construction as the
case may be, but if there is any other investment you think that will
be profitable for me, please let me know. I shall be waiting to hear
from you through the email address or telephone number above for more
orientation.Do forward me your direct contact details, E-mail and
telephone number for further telephone conversations for better
understanding.Waiting for your urgent response,Regards Eric Dossou

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