419 scam: "ahardusman@yahoo.fr" <mrbayadawa@yahoo.co.uk> Business Transaction, Hello Good Day,

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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:
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ahardusman@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ahardusman@yahoo.fr" <mrbayadawa@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: ahardusman@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 14:19:32 +0100
Subject: Business Transaction, Hello Good Day,

Business Transaction, Hello Good Day,

My names are Mr. Ahardi Usman, a senior staff and auditor with a reputable bank here in Ouagadougou republic of Burkina Faso, I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a deal of a transfer involving the sum of $5.1millions us dollars (Five Million One Hundred Thousand United Sate America Dollars Sterling Only).

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, I need your indulgence and support; I propose an offer of 50% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded. But i want you to know that during the transferring period there shall be some little expense needed to effect the smoothly transfer into your provided foreign bank account.

Kindly reply me stating your interest with your reachable direct telephone number, including your name and informations, and I shall furnish you with the details and necessary procedure with which to make the transfer. I anxiously await your response through my personal email ahardusman@yahoo.fr

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr. Ahardi Usman

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