419 scam: "Richard Yao Tagro & Ms Rachelle Bete Tagro" <kentharley8@gmail.com> Awaiting your reply to give you more details,

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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 american 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)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Yao Tagro & Ms Rachelle Bete Tagro" <kentharley8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richytagro@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:25:26 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your reply to give you more details,

Hello Happy New Year 2018,

My name is Richard Yao Tagro and my only sister Ms. Rachelle Bete Tagro, we
are the only Child of Mr. DÃ©sirÃ© AssÃ©gnini Tagro who served as the Minister
of the Interior and chief of staff for former Ivorian President Laurent
Gbagbo during the 2011 Ivorian crisis, he died April 12, 2011 of wounds
sustained when members of the Republican Forces stormed the presidential
resident to arrest Gbagbo on the last day of his life. In the heart of the
crisis, our father sent us and our mother away to a remote town, living
with a pastor in church premises. After a little while things got worst I,
my sister and mother fled to Togo a neighbouring country for safety and
that was where we are when we heard the shocking news of our fatherâ€™s death
which our mother didnâ€™t recovered till she die heart attack, before our
fathers death, he told us about the secret deposit he made and had with a
certain bank here in Togo, a total of 4.5million Dollars (Four million,
five hundred thousand American dollars) deposited with bank here in Togo,

Now, we want an trustworthy person overseas who we can trust with this fund
and after the transaction we will move out here and reside permanently in
your country to further our studies, till such a time that it will be
convenient for us to return back home if necessary.

This is because we have suffered a lot of setbacks as a result of our
fatherâ€™s death and our mother. The death of our parents actually brought
sorrow and bad experience to our life; therefore we want to invest the fund
carefully under your car, this is a highly confidential matter which must
be kept secret to us for security reasons.

We are in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your
suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit us to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help us from your heart?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount will go for you for your assistance?

Please, consider this and get back to us immediately, Reply urgently

Yours Sincerely
Richard Yao Tagro & Ms Rachelle Bete Tagro

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