419 scam: Salam Traore <salam.traore@gmail.com> I need your urgent ans pls.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Salam Traore <salam.traore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: salam_traore0002@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:32:39 +0000
Subject: I need your urgent ans pls.

Dear Friend,

Please let me start by introducing myself,
I am Mr. Salam Traore, the director of foreign remittance with Bank of
Africa (BOA)Burkina Faso here in west Africa.

I am wetting you this liter busy on latest development in my bank
which i we like to bring you in. the sum of (Ten Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars Only) ($10 500, 000.00) which I will like you to
stand as beneficiary so that i will use my status as the director of
foreign remittance department to transfer this fund into your account.

I intend to give you 40% of the total amount, 50% will be for me
and10% for any expenses they may accrue during the transaction. I do
need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It
is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as
theoriginal depositor of this fund, interested, am waiting for your
urgent reply so that we will start immediately. Sorry if you received
this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection error here in my
country.

Kindly Contact me for more details if you are interested in the deal
Kind Regards
Mr. Salam Traore,

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