419 scam: "Dr. Andrew Yakubui," <info@flagster.biz> Hello my friend,

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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.
- bankolewilliams009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Andrew Yakubui," <info@flagster.biz>
Reply-To: bankolewilliams009@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:16:23 -0700
Subject: Hello my friend,

Hello my friend,

I am not happy with my secretary for long now he did not send you the
Bank ATM CARD which I kept for your compensation ,I have finalize
with my new secretary to send you the Bank ATM which content
USD$2,500.000.00,

Contact him; Mr .Bankole Williams,
Email;( bankolewilliams009@gmail.com )

Contact him and ask him to send you the bank ATM.

Dr. Andrew Yakubu
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consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this message by a third party or
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