419 scam: Dagbo <sgnt.dagbo@outlook.com> Hello Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Dagbo <sgnt.dagbo@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Dagbo <fatimha1@barid.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:20:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello Dear Friend

Hello Dear Friend,Â
My name is Fauthem Dagbo (Sgnt), I am one of the Muammar Gaddafi`s loyalist who crossed over to Niger Republic, I have in my possessions Gold and Cash in Dollars drawn from Central Bank of Libya, Sirteh Branch, I trans-loaded the treasures and move it Europe for safety-keeping through diplomatic means, because the Niger Govt were preventing me from making further move to any other country as we may face the court any time but my main objectives is to secure the treasures first for a sustainable investment.

The cash are in crates of Millions. I have succeeded in tans-loading the treasures to Europe, Please I will need your cooperation in this matter for safe keeping the fund on neutral grounds. you will take 30% for safe keeping while you will later release 70% of the quantities trusted in your hands to my family in the future, I can not bank them by myself in the country with my names for security reasons as to avoid seizure and confiscation by those who want to try us in their law court. I don`t need any how person, I have gone through your profile and noticed that you are the type of person needed to carry out transactions of this magnitude as I am tightly avoiding spies. Am having the help of a trusted lawyer in french-CÃ´te d'Ivoire and he will help you make legal documentation to safe keep the treasures in your names without breaching the law whatsoever, There is no risk attached or involve to this transaction, we are in a safe location watching what could be of our fate as the day advances. I will need to hear from you as soon as possible in order to link you up with the security company that is temporarily holding the trunk box in their custody for safe keeping pending for claims.
Sincerely,
Dagbo.

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