419 scam: "Mr. Isah Tanko"<IsahTanko@gmx.de> GOOD NEW AND REPLY BACK

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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:
- "% will be for you" (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)
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.
- tankomr.isah@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Isah Tanko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tankomr.isah@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:12:38 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEW AND REPLY BACK

Attn,

Compliment of the day, I know that this letter must come to you as a big surprise,

but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business

partners. I got your mail through my private search and out of desperation I decided

to reach you through this medium.

My name is Mr.Isah Tanko a banker, and an account officer to late Aquade Roger an

Indian property/business magnate, he was a successful business mogul and an owner of

the biggest computer assemblage in Nigeria and black Africa but died in DANA AIRLINE

Crash of Sunday June 3, 2012 along side with his company manager in Africa.

Please log on here to see for your self,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154149/Nigeria-plane-crash-kills-ALL-153-passengers-board-Dana-Air-flight.html

I need your assistance to transfer to your country money he left in our bank valued

US$70M and it will be share between two of us,40% will be for you, 50% will be for me,

while 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the process of transfer.

Send your following information’s for full details and for us to proceed:

1. Your full name:

2. Your home/office address

3. Your working mobile phone number and land phone number.

4. Your age and occupation

I await your urgent reply :tankomr.isah@yahoo.com.ph

Thanks,

Mr. Isah Tanko

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