419 scam: "DR. DONALD DAVIES" <mr.juliustomari705@yahoo.com.ph> Attention: Funds Beneficiary

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk-free" (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.
- +27710782427 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- donalddavies1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DONALD DAVIES" <mr.juliustomari705@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dr.donalddavies@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 10:56:49 -0400
Subject: Attention: Funds Beneficiary

FROM: DR. DONALD DAVIES
# 45 EDENVALE STREET,
PETTERSBURG JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
E-mail address: donalddavies1@hotmail.com
Tel +27 710782427

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

My name is DR. DONALD DAVIES; I am a senior government official in the
department of works and housing of the Republic of South Africa and the
chairman of the board in charge of the award, execution and supervision
of all contracts in the Ministry of works and Housing. In 2007, I
personally monitored and supervised the award of contracts for the
supply of building materials and construction of ultra modern shopping
complexes and medium / low cost housing units in the Eastern Cape, North
and Eastern areas of the Natal province.

Myself and two of my colleagues, serving in the board, deliberately
inflated and over invoiced the contract sum, leaving an excess
ofUS$70,500,000.00 (Seventy Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars). At the completion of the contract, the real contract sum was
paid to the original contractors, leaving the excess, which we reported
to the federal Government that it belonged to the sub-contractor that
handled part of the original contract. But the company we submitted as
the beneficiary was a non-existing foreign company, which was a
purported attempt by us to divert the money for our private use. I do
not intend to mince words with you, I have to tell you the truth; this
is a deal but it is 100% risk-free and genuine because the contract has
been perfectly and genuinely executed and completed. It depends on
whether you are interested or not.

Right now this amount is due for payment and is floating in the
treasury not attached to anyone/company. We are only three people who
know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by ourselves
because we are civil servants therefore we are looking for a trustworthy
foreign company / individual whose name we can use to claim the money.

This is strictly a business deal, but it is 100% risk-free and secure
because we will use our official positions to source all the necessary
approvals to reflect that You/your Company genuinely executed and
completed the contract. All necessary arrangements have been put in
place in all the relevant departments for immediate approval of this
payment.

For your co-operation, we have agreed to offer you 25 % of the entire
amount on conclusion of the transaction while 75% will be for us. Please
if you are interested in this proposal, I want you to respond
immediately for further information and directives.

This transaction is expected to be completed within 14 working days and
is highly confidential and discreet.

Thank you for your co-operation. Your urgent reply is awaited.

Best Regards,

DR. DONALD DAVIES

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