419 scam: "Cynthia Tutu" <barr.mathiasdemba@yahoo.fr> Hello

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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:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand 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: "Cynthia Tutu" <barr.mathiasdemba@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: cynthiatutu10@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:02:39 +0000
Subject: Hello

Greetings, i know this letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in personal nor by correspondence but i believe that it takes just one day to meet or know someone either physically or through correspondence. I got your email when i was going through the internet today.

I am a single lady, Cynthia Tutu by name,39 years of age, divorced, origin of France but i am living in London now working as account auditor in a bank here. I have a sensitive and private subject i need someone to accomplish with me, it's 100% risk free and i have planned out how to execute the project but i can't do it alone due to my position in this bank.

I need your partnership in re-profiling some offshore investment funds worth 12.5million dollars (Twelve Million five hundred thousand US Dollars), i am constrained however to withhold most of the details for now.
This is a legitimate transaction. If you are interested and willing to render your assistance try to respond back so that i will give you more details.

Best regard,
Cynthia.

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