419 scam: Ernest Rodney <zenithinfodesk@gmail.com> Respond to me 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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Ernest Rodney <zenithinfodesk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ernestrodney71@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:26:19 +0200
Subject: Respond to me asap

I AM A MEMBER OF A CONTRACT AWARD AND REVIEW COMMITTEE. A CONTRACT
ALREADY EXECUTED BY A FOREIGN FIRM IN AFRICA IN 2002 WAS OVER-INVOICED
BY US TO THE TUNE
OF US$35.5M.

IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, I ASK YOU FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF
THE EXCESS FLOATING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT YOU
MAY WISH TO PROVIDE, FOR IT WAS A CATEGORY "A" CONTRACT, (STRICTLY
RESERVED FOR A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR) THIS INFORM MY REQUEST, AND ALSO
THAT I AM FORBIDDEN BY MY GOVERNMENT TO RUN ANY FOREGN ACCOUNT.

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER, 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL GO TO YOU FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE WHILE 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES. MORE DETAILS WILL BE
GIVEN IN THE COURSE OF CORRESPONDENCE.

YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS HIGHLY REQUIRED SINCE I AM STILL IN ACTIVE
SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION.

REGARDS,

DR. Ernest Rodney (FSS, CFR)

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