419 scam: Dominique demederos <dominiquedemeros12@gmail.com> transaction

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22891116894 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- avocatedominiquedemederos@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Dominique demederos <dominiquedemeros12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: avocatedominiquedemederos@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 10:45:14 +0000
Subject: transaction

Dear friend,

With all due respect, I sent you a letter last week, but I did not get an
answer from you, did you receive my mail? i sincerely apologize for the
intrusion in your private life, including communicating with you in this
way for a commercial transaction of this magnitude, but because of its
seriousness and urgency, so it became necessary for me to look for your
assistance. Please contact me through my private email address (
avocatedominiquedemederos@gmail.com) for details on the transfer of ($ 8
million dollars US) left by my deceased client, a national of your country.

I would like to present you as the next of kin to my late client, because
you have the same name to my late client, I will give you the necessary
details of this transaction as soon as I hear from you.

Regards,
Lawyer Dominique Demederos
+228 91 11 68 94

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Cher ami,

Avec tout le respect, je vous ai envoyÃ© une lettre la semaine derniÃ¨re,
mais je ne l'ai pas eu de rÃ©ponse de votre part, avez-vous reÃ§u mon
courrier? i excuse sincÃ¨rement pour l'intrusion dans votre vie privÃ©e,
notamment en communiquant avec vous par ce moyen pour une transaction
commerciale de cette ampleur, mais en raison de sa gravitÃ© et de l'urgence,
donc il est devenu nÃ©cessaire pour moi de chercher pour votre aide.
Veuillez me contacter par mon adresse e-mail privÃ©e (
avocatedominiquedemederos@gmail.com) pour plus de dÃ©tails sur le transfert
de (8 millions $ dollars des Ã‰tats-Unis) laissÃ© par mon dÃ©funt client, une
nationalitÃ© de votre pays.

Je tiens Ã vous prÃ©senter comme le plus proche parent de mon client en
retard, parce que vous portez le mÃªme nom Ã mon client en retard, je vais
vous donner les dÃ©tails nÃ©cessaires de cette transaction, dÃ¨s que je
l'entends de vous.

Cordialement,
Avocat Dominique Demederos
+228 91 11 68 94

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