419 scam: "Bill Dan" <jishimwe@bk.rw> Good day

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- bill.dan81@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bill Dan" <jishimwe@bk.rw>
Reply-To: bill.dan81@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:02:31 +0300
Subject: Good day

Good day

Thanks for your response, I'm sending you this mail to ask if you are able
to stand and receive $30,000,000.00 in your account with your name in your
country without any problem if it's been wire from Malaysia to you as the
next of kin?

My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin. I will use my position in the bank to influence and effect the
transfer of the funds to your account,And you will receive the money
within few days and we shall share at the ratio: 60:40. What I need from
you is your full co operation trust and honestly truth.This sum of
US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it.the money will revert to the ownership of
the Malaysia Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

This is 100% risk free and bank will have knowledge and cannot trace it if
the funds move out of the country you as the next of kin.Please if you are
interested kindly send the require details of yourself below, they are to
fill the form to claim the funds and other requirement would be covered up
by me.

Full names of beneficiary
Contact Address
Email
Your current country and residential address
Occupation
Nationality
Age,
sex
marital status
Phone#
Once I received your details I will immediately process the documentation
that will put you in place as next of kin to the funds here in Malaysia.I
need your quick response if your are really interested.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Bill Dan
Contact email: bill.dan81@yahoo.com

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