419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- sarahwattraaaa1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sarah wattara <segun_dublin1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sarah wattara <sarahwattraaaa1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 11:59:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Goodnews- http://www.iamgold.com --- Beneficairy's comply needed
urgently. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND GOLD COMPANY UNIT COMMISSION

Â From: Mrs Dr Sarah Wattara
Private bag 33121
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
OUR REF DPQ/047/SAB/2013
E-mail: sarahwattraaaa1@yahoo.com
Website-- bceao.webs.com
www.goldorcompany.comule.com
www.iamgold.com/English/Operations/Operating-Mines/Essakane/default.aspx

Attn: Sir/ Madam,

I am Mrs Dr Sarah Wattara, I am a top official with the IAMGOLD COMPANY and Goldor Company firm, my responsibilities includes awarding and signing of contracts for the purchases of drilling equipment and raw materials to the IAMGOLD COMPANY, by companies and government from different parts of the world. Through over invoiced and bulk purchases that were made on behalf of the IAMGOLD COMPANY, I have an bold sum of US$11.3,000.000 (Eleven Million and Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) and US$7.5,000.000 (Seven Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which I now want to transfer to any trustworthy account overseas.

This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the contractors who executed these contract leaving behind US$11.3,000.000 (Eleven Million and Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) and US$7.5,000.000 (Seven Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) an Over invoice/commission for we the committee members to benefit In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf for mutual
benefits which means that you will provide us with any account of your choice we can lodge these fund immediately.

I therefore kindly request that you grant me the consent to present you, or your firm as the foreign beneficiary of this fund, for this money to be transferred into your account any where in the world, even if it is a newly opened account without money in it.

You should contact me with below Email address given to you for urgency implies--- E-mail: sarahwattraaaa1@yahoo.com

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with further information and modalities that will help you understand the transaction for directives to our success.

You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this project would be most profitable for both parties because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Please you are also requested to view and go through our WEBSITE for more comfirmation. This is risk free. and i am your guarantee.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and best regards.

Mrs Dr Sarah Wattara
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
OUR REF DPQ/047/SAB/2013
E-mail: sarahwattraaaa1@yahoo.com
http://www.iamgold.com/
Website-- bceao.webs.com
www.goldorcompany.comule.com
www.iamgold.com/English/Operations/Operating-Mines/Essakane/default.aspx

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