419 scam: "From Mr David Danilo" <d.danilo36100@millatbatteries.com> FROM MR DAVID DANILO

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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)
- ",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)
This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
- danilodavid1270019@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Mr David Danilo" <d.danilo36100@millatbatteries.com>
Reply-To: d.danilo36100@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 04:09:50 +0500 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Subject: FROM MR DAVID DANILO

>From Mr David Danilo

Please let all correspondence be on my personal email address
danilodavid1270019@yahoo.com.hk

Kindest Attention:

My name is Mr David Danilo , I am from Portugal . I have been diagnosed
with Esophageal cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and
right now I have only about a few months to live,according to medical
experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared
for.But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe
when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my
life a different way from how I have lived it.

Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property
and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as few
close friends .I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I
have decided to give alms to charity rganizations,as I want this to be one
of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far,I have Distributed money to
some charity organizations in the U.A.E,Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once
asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the
money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan,
they refused and kept the money to themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is
the huge cash deposit of Thirty Million United States
Dollars($9,500,000,00) that I have with an Finance Vaulting Unit Abroad. I
will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations.

N/B:

Kindly note that 30% of this funds must go to the tsunami victims,50% to
other Charity Organization and 20% for your effort and time.

I cannot talk with you on the phone due to my health situation, as I am
using my Lap Top Computer to communicate with you. You should respond to
this e-mail if you are interested in carrying out this assignment on my
behalf.

God be with you.
Mr David Danilo

Please let all correspondence be on my personal email address
danilodavid1270019@yahoo.com.hk

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