419 scam: Abdoul Salif <abdoulsalif85@yahoo.com.ph> Do please reply to this e-mail address:drbrightokogu22@yahoo.co.jp

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- drbrightokogu22@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Abdoul Salif <abdoulsalif85@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Abdoul Salif <drbrightokogu22@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 14:49:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Do please reply to this e-mail address:drbrightokogu22@yahoo.co.jp

Dear Sir,

I am Abdoul Salif, the account officer to the late Dr. Ravindra F. Shah who died together with his wife Dr. Mrs. Manjula Parikh-Shah in a plane crash on the 1st Oct. 2003 on their way to attending a wedding in Boston. Dr. Ravindra F. Shah was an American, a physician and an industrialist. He unfortunately died without having any heir to his assets nor leaving any trace to his relatives.

He had confided to me of his interest to open a company here in Burkina Faso with the funds deposited here but never came back after the deposit made in the year 2000 as he died in 2003. The amount involved is Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand USD ($10,500,000.00). No other person knows about this and I am contacting you for us to transfer this funds to your account as the heir and hence beneficiary to the fund. I have and will furnish you with all necessary details the bank may need.

I contacted you because the bank will only believe and honour you with the fund knowing that our late customer was also a foreigner like you but would definitely not work or believe a local person from here.

I want to assure you that this is risk free and note that I am doing this because the bank here will only claim the funds if we donâ€™t act now and receive the funds.

This is a mutual deal that we both stand to benefit so much from.

All I need is your utmost trust, confidence and sincerity.

You also have to guarantee me that I will receive my share after the transfer.

Do reply urgently so that I give you necessary details as to how to go about it.

Sincerely,

Abdoul Salif

Do please reply to this e-mail address:drbrightokogu22@yahoo.co.jp

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