419 scam: DR ASHLEY COLLINS <dacollins848@gmail.com> Urgent reply please !

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348137874876

Fraud email example:

From: DR ASHLEY COLLINS <dacollins848@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:29:18 -0800
Subject: Urgent reply please !

Attn:sir/ma,

It's my pleasure to write you this august message, my name is Dr
Ashley Collins, I worked with the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
as a director in-charge of contract and valuation.

Presently in my position,i have $20million united states dollars that
can be transferred anywhere in the world ,this money came up as over
invoice contract which i did with my position .

I am soliciting for your cooperation now to have this fund transferred
as a contract proceedings.

I took this decision because of my governorship ambition 2015 as
election is very very expensive here in my country and there is no
other way for me to raise money apart from this.

What I'm soliciting from you now is to provide me with a name and bank
account to be used for the transfer,i am ready and willing to give out
40% of the total sum,but what i need is, this have to be highly
confidential if you can not handle it and have somebody that have
reputation that can handle it let me know him/her as i will not like
somebody to abuse the trust i shall confide on him/her.

Get back to me as i will give you the full details and procedure on
how we shall go about it as there is no risk involved.

You can reach me on:+234-8137-874-876.
Thanks.
Dr Ashley Collins

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