419 scam: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1yLk1vaGFtbWVkIFlhcmEi?= <herrajesdanilo@speedy.com.ar> (no subject)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- mohammedyara012@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1yLk1vaGFtbWVkIFlhcmEi?= <herrajesdanilo@speedy.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:

Dear Friend. you have a good news,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred=
under the cooperation of a new partner from London. Presently I am in Lond=
on for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in t=
ransferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now please I will advice you to contact my secretary in Ouagadougou Burkina=
Faso, his name is Mr. Mohammed Yara. and here is his private e-mail addres=
s (mohammedyara012@gmail.com) You can also to call him through his direct m=
obile telephone: +226 784 59 271, ask him to send you the total sum of us =
$ 5Million USD dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past=
efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in =
touched with Mr. Mohammed Yara. And instruct him where to send the draft to=
you. Please do let me know immediately you receive fund so that we can sha=
re the joy after all the so farness at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which=
I and the new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your =
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Mohamme=
d yara .and arrange with him on how to send the draft to you as soon as you=
contact him.

Thanks
Miss.Tressy Adams,
Presently in London

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