419 scam: Zongo Salif <zongosalif06@gmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- zongosalif44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Zongo Salif <zongosalif06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zongosalif44@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:07:51 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
I am ( MRZongo Salif )The Head of files/Recording Department Bank of
African .I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confident that i am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of
our both families.I need your urgent assistance in transferring the
sum of $ 25.5 million U.S dollars ( Twenty Five million five hundred
ThousandU.S dollars) into your account.The money has been dormant for
years in our Bank here without any body coming for it.I want to
release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased
customer(the owner of the account)who died a long with his supposed
next of kin in an air crash few years ago.I don't want the money to go
into our Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund. So this is the
reason why i contacted you, so that we will release the money to you
as the nearest person to the deceased customer.
Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret or
delete it from your mail box ,if you are not interested.Upon receipt
of your reply,I will send you full details on how the business will be
executed and a text of application which you will fill and send to the
bank for the release of the money to your account.Also note that you
will have 40% of the above mentioned sum, if you agree to transact the
business with me while 60% will be for me.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that risk is free in this
transaction and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all
required arrangements have been made for the transfer.Please for full
trust,don't forget to reply with your contact information like-:Your
Name,Age,Marital Status.,Cell Phone
Number,Your Country,Your House Address,Your
Occupation,Sex,Religion,Your ID Card Or International Passport and
Your Private E-mail Address for full trust.

PLEASE CONTACT ON MY PRIVATE E MAIL. ADDRESS
E MAIL. ADDRESS(zongosalif44@gmail.com)
Your full Name:
Your Occupation:
Your Marital Status:
Your Age:
Your Country :
Your Bank Name:
Your Bank Address:
Your Account Number:
Your Account Name:
Your Bank Swift Code:
Your Name and your full address:
A Scanned copy of your identity card:

Looking forward to hear from you immediately
MRZongo Salif
Mobile: +226 76 21 65 95

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