419 scam: Mr Daniel Condo <adelinamichel101@yahoo.fr> GREETING TO YOU,

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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 Daniel Condo <adelinamichel101@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: Mr Daniel Condo <demniwed@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:22:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GREETING TO YOU,

Â GREETING TO YOU,

I AM MR DANIEL CONDO 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 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. FOR THE SHARING OF THIS (US$ 15.8 MILLION DOLLARS.) 45% WE BE FOR ME AND 45% FOR YOU THE REMMEING 10% IS FOR CHARITY ORGANIZATION AND ORPHANAGE HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY. ON THE FACT THAT IT IS TWO MAN BUSINESS NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT TAKING ANY RISK BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A LEGAL BACK UP DOCUMENT AS WELL WHICH WILL BACK THE MONEY UP INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

ALL I NEED FROM YOU NOW IS TO INDICATING YOUR INTEREST AND I WILL SEND YOU THE FULL DETAILS IN 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
MR DANIEL CONDO

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