419 scam: "Mr. David Clottey " <sandsprrrree@gmail.com> Mr. David Clottey,,O

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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 next of kin 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.
- clottey1111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Clottey " <sandsprrrree@gmail.com>
Reply-To: clottey1111@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 06:04:58 -0700
Subject: Mr. David Clottey,,O

*Mr. David Clottey,,*
*External and Internal Audit Control Unit.*
*Bank of Ghana .*

*Good day,*

*I am Mr. David Clottey,. I have emailed you earlier on without any
response from you. I am among the Advisory Panel that was mandated to
advise the Bank on external and internal audit control systems of the Bank,
hence I have decided to contact you to stand of the next of kin to the
deceased customer to enable us receive his deposit as inheritance for
investment amounted to US$39Million only.*

*On my first email I mentioned about my late client whose relatives I
cannot get in touch with. But both of you have the same last name so it
will be very easy to front you as his official next of kin. I am compelled
to do this because I would not want the finance house to push my client??s
funds into their treasury as unclaimed inheritance.*

*Note that you are to furnishing me with the requested information's bellow
immediately;*

*(1)Full names.*
*(2)Contact address.*
*(3)Telephone and fax numbers.*
*(4)Location.*

*If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you
Comprehensive details on what we are to do.*
*Waiting for your response.*
*Many Thanks,*
* clottey1111@yahoo.com <clottey1111@yahoo.com>*

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