419 scam: tellman-wallace@yandex.com Hello My Dear,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- tallmaninbox@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tellman-wallace@yandex.com
Reply-To: tallmaninbox@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:26:38 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear,

REQUEST FOR YOUR HELP, Hello My Dear, I apologize for using this medium to =
reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to =
the urgency and nature of the issue at stake, I want to count on you, as a =
respected and honest person to handle this project/transaction with sinceri=
ty, trust and confidentiality. Let me use this opportunity to introduce mys=
elf briefly to you I am Wallace Tallman USA ARMY and close confidant of the=
Syrian oil minister Sulaiman Al Abbas. I am presently in Syria right now a=
nd as you may know there is a serious crisis and war going on in this count=
ry Syria at the moment, see the below link. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news=
/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9103136/Syria-open-warfare-on-streets-of-Homs.h=
tml this is a very top scarcity we discover US$6.5million (Six Million five=
hundred thousand United States Dollars only) in our camp, we discover that=
this fund belong to minister Sulaiman Al Abbas so I and my colleague took =
the box money to a security company and deposited it as family treasure bec=
ause we don=92t want them to known that the content of the box is money for=
security reason so we want the fund to move to any safe country as far as =
we can be assured that it will be safe in your care pending when we will ge=
t out of syria as we do not know when this war will be over if at all it wi=
ll end. So I and my colleague have agreed to look for someone that can help=
us get the box I also let them known that it will not be from Syria, I kno=
wn you will not let me down so we agreed to send the box money to you so th=
at you will receive it and keep it save on till we come back to state we ar=
e four in number so if you can help us please gat back to us with your rece=
ive address where the box will be sent. To enable us gave you the certifica=
te of deposit and order information you needed to conclude the transaction.=
OUR CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. 1. You will give us 70% of the total sum as=
soon as you take full custody of the funds, while 25% will be for you and =
5% should be set aside for any miscellaneous expenses that might arise from=
your side in the course of this transaction.2. This transaction must be ke=
pt highly secretive as we are still in active service to avoid public notic=
e and all correspondence will be strictly by email for security reasons,We =
will talk on phone intermittently if need be.3. There should be no third pa=
rties involved from your end or ours as most problems associated with trans=
actions of this magnitude are caused by intermediaries. If you agree with o=
ur conditions and ready to go ahead with us please kindly get back to me wi=
th your personal details i.e full name, contact address and private secure =
telephone number via this email address: tallmaninbox@hotmail.com,or text m=
e on my private sateliteUSA phone number +1917 636 7038.once I receive your=
positive response I shall then intimate you with the procedures and certif=
icate of deposit to contact the delivery company and get the funds over to =
you safely without any hitch.While thanking you in advance remain blessed a=
s we enter this new venture together. Yours Faithfully Wallace Tallman

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