419 scam: "ddd"<gold@upcmail.nl> I wait for a reply from you.

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "contact me immediately" (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.
- fifapresidentblatter@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ddd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fifapresidentblatter@inbox.lv>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:31:11 -0800
Subject: I wait for a reply from you.

My name is Mr. Joseph "Sepp" Blatter a Swiss football administrator who has served as the eighth president of FIFA since June 1998, I was born on March 10, 1936 (age 79), I am a Swiss Nationality.

If you go on the internet or read your national news you will find out more about me, I am presently facing a lot of challenges because of my long stay as FIFA president, I am actually contacting you to request for your assistance confidentially, during my time as the FIFA president so many people gave me a lot of money which was never official, and so I kept them away secretly with a bank here in Europe, all I need you to do is to receive all the money I kept away secretly into your account and then keep them safe for me and take 40% of the whole money for your assistance, you will not have any problem doing this because the funds were not kept at the bank under my name, with the help of my bank officer we used a different name to keep the funds in the bank vault.

If you agree to assist me please contact me immediately you receive this letter, so that I will give you more details on how to proceed, the amount involved is $100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million United States Dollars).

I am sending you this letter secretly hoping that you will reply with acceptance and also hoping that you do not report me to police for contacting you and trying to work with you.

I want the funds away from Europe completely this is why I need your assistance as a person living far away , who does not live here in Europe, everything will be done legitimately and legally,and so you do not need to worry, my bank officer will guide you and assist you.

I asked my bank officer to call you with his phone, we are together now having a meeting.

I wait for a reply from you.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr. Joseph "Sepp" Blatter.
Zurich, Switzerland.
EMAIL: fifapresidentblatter@hotmail.com

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