419 scam: ellishob308@yahoo.com PLEASE READ AND REPLY QUICKLY.

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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ellishob308@yahoo.com
Reply-To: ellishobbs2088@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:33:10 -0400
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY QUICKLY.

Good Day,

I hope my email meet you well. My name is Mr. Ellis Hobbs. I work with Santander Bank. I have a business proposal of 28,800,000 million US Dollars, for you from my bank. I was account officer to late Eng. WEI PIN, he has an unpaid $28.8 million in our bank, and there were no beneficiary on his beneficiary FORM.
Over 13 years no one has come and the bank has concluded to confiscate every unpaid funds which has no beneficiary, and have exceeded the limited time.

I will want us to work together, so that you will received the payment as the beneficiary.
I will provide all the necessity in your name as the beneficiary.

All I required from you is your honest. Regarding to the Percentage, you will have 49% and I will have 49%, while 2% will be for the privileges if you desire, and provided that you will work according to my instruction.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Your own part is to find safe bank account where the 28.8million will be transferred safely.

Should you be interested please treat this business with utmost and get back to me with the following:

1 Full names: ............
2 Mobile Telephone number
3 Country/Address: ...............
4. Any type of your ID.

As soon as I received your response with your information, i will furnish you with more details.
Regards,

Mr. Ellis Hobbs.
Banco Santander.

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