419 scam: "Edmond Uba" <edmondu22222222@aol.fr> contact my secretary for your fund asap

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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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- dvdk85@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edmond Uba" <edmondu22222222@aol.fr>
Reply-To: dvdk85@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 05:05:22 -0700
Subject: contact my secretary for your fund asap

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear Friend,
I´m happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I and my family are now in Paraguay for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. Although I later released that you
were not capable enough to execute the transaction with me then,but
nevertheless,I didn´t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow
However, you should contact my secretary Mr.Alick James on Email:
dvdk85@gmail.com
Ask him to send you a draft of $650.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me.
However I appreciated your efforts so far regards to the transaction so
feel free and get in touched with Mr.Alick James , instruct him where
to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive the Draft, so that we can share the joy after all the
sufferness at that time. in the moment, Iam very busy here because of
the investment projects which I and my new partner is having at
hand,so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Alick James, he will attend
to you without any delay.
Regards,
EDMOND UBA
Chirman ubaoil limited
London UK.

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