419 scam: Mr Demani Wedrago <godewedra@katamail.com> MY APOLOGIZE

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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:
- "million 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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Demani Wedrago <godewedra@katamail.com>
Reply-To: demniwed@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:01:27 +0200
Subject: MY APOLOGIZE

GREETING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,

I WANT YOU TO READ THIS LETTER VERY CAREFULLY AND I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR

BRINGING THIS MESSAGE INTO YOUR MAIL BOX WITHOUT ANY FORMAL

INTRODUCTION DUE TO THE URGENCY AND CONFIDENTIAL OF THIS ISSUE,

I AM MR DEMANI WEDRAGO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS TRANSMISSION DEPT IN

OUR BANK. THE FORME LIBYA PRESIDENT MUMMAR GADDAFI, ON 17

JANUARY 2008, GADDAFI ARRIVED IN OUAGADOUGOU WITH A DELEGATION OF 150

PEOPLE BY ROAD, ONE OF MR GADDAFI BODYGUARD COMMANDER MR MAJID

ABDUL-AZIZ WHO DIED WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS IN LIBYA CRISIS COME TO

OUR BANK ON 18 JANUARY 2008 AND DEPOSIT SUM OF US$ 15.8 MILLION

DOLLARS AND TOLD ME THAT HIM DON'T WANT MR GADDAFI TO KNOW ABOUT THIS

FUND THAT HIMSELF WE COME BACK FOR THE FUND, MR MAJID ABDUL-AZIZ WHO

WAS THE COMMANDER OF SIRTE, (GADAHFI'S HOME TOWN) INCLUDING OTHER TOP

MILITARY WERE KILLED DOING THE CRISIS IN LIBYA BECAUSE THERE CLOSENESS

TO PRESIDENT MUMMAR GADDAFI,

I WILL BE VERY GLAD IF YOU DO ASSIST ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF (US$

15.8 MILLION DOLLARS.) TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT THAT SAVE ANY WERE IN THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT

OF OUR BOTH FAMILIES.

ONLY I CAN NOT OPERATE IT ALONE WITHOUT USING A FOREIGNER WHO WILL

STAND AS A BENEFICIARY TO THE FUND THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT

YOU IN A GOOD MANNER TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO TO SHARE THE BENEFIT

TOGETHER WITH ME.

ALL I NEED FROM YOU NOW IS TO INDICATING YOUR INTEREST AND I WILL SEND

YOU THE FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED AND THIS

BUSINESS I BRING TO YOU IS 100% RISK FREE.

MY BEST REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS TRANSMISSION

MR D WEDRAGO

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