419 scam: "DR. JOHN DAVID."<test@dosmartec.ru> DEAR SIR,

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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.
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.
- johndavidmm13@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. JOHN DAVID." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johndavidmm13@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 19:53:51 +0100
Subject: DEAR SIR,

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS DR.JOHN DAVID, PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT FED. REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

I GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR EMBASSY HERE IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING WITH ONE OF THE WORKERS, THOUGH I DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT
THIS TRANSACTION.

HOWEVER, I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY SOMEBODY WHOM I CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS ($25.3M.) INTO HIS NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
THIS WAS PART OF THE MONEY MAPPED OUT FOR CAMPAIGN/SECURITY IN 2016 JUST CONCLUDED ELECTION IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN WHICH LED TO THE EMERGENCY OF TALON
AS THE NEW PRESIDENT.

THE TERMS OF SHARING WILL BE 45% FOR ME AND MY PEOPLE, 25% FOR YOU THEN BOTH OF US WILL USE THE REMAINING 30% TO INVEST INTO ANY BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE IN
YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU CHOOSE.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE PERFECTED THE MODE OF TRANSACTION WITH 100% RISK FREE FOR MY SIDE AND YOUR SIDE.

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WE PROGRESSES.

PLEASE,THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH ANY THIRD PARTY UNLESS SOMEBODY THAT WILL BE OF HELP TO THE TRANSACTION THIS IS FOR SECURITY
REASONS.

THANKS FOR YOUR MAXIMUM COOPERATION IN ANTICIPATION.

PLEASE REPLY WITH THIS PROPOSAL SO THAT I WILL KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE IS DELIVERED TO THE RIGHT PERSON.

REPLY TO johndavidmm13@gmail.com

BEST REGARDS

DR. JOHN DAVID.

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