419 scam: Mannesah Otteh <mannesahottehmt@emailcape.com> Dear,

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mannesah Otteh <mannesahottehmt@emailcape.com>
Reply-To: mannesahotteh59@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 08:25:24 +0100
Subject: Dear,

Dear,

How are you doing today? I am Mr. Mannesah Otteh, from Lome, Capital
City of Togo in west Africa, I wish to have a deal with you as regards
to a contract funds with the value of Â£10.6 Million pounds, I want you
to receive these funds into your nominated bank account as the
beneficiary for our sharing, everything will be done legally.

Thank you, I will give you a full explanation about this deal and the
processing details if I receive your positive reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Mannesah Otteh.

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