419 scam: "Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo"<paulharryonly1@gmail.com> Re: Re: Money Transfer From Roi.

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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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlyroijalo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 17:17:53 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Money Transfer From Roi.

My Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo, I am a banker and account officer to a gold business man, a national of your country who died On the 21st of December 2013 living a deposit of $2.8 Million dollars with our bank without the next of kin.

After my findings, I discover that my client and his wife were involved in a car accident in Cotonou-Abomey express-road and all occupants in the vehicle lost their life on the 21st of December 2013. I’M searching, for a good person that will not betray me after claiming the funds from our bank so that we can share it without any problem. As an insider working in the bank, I cannot claim the money to myself that is why, I am contacting somebody like you who is from this country with him and also bearing the same name.

I want to let you known, that this transaction, is risk free and financial beneficiary to you as well and all information linking this money is on my table only waiting for your positive response to move forward.As it may interest you to know, that in next 14 days, the funds will be declare unclaim and confiscate by the bank if it's not claim before then. On our sharing of the fund, it will be discuss when I hear from you.

So If you could handle this by yourself, and assured me of your full trust, then kindly send me your Personal details like Your Full Names, Your residence address, your telephone number, Scan copy of your international passport or national Identity Card. Once I get these details from you, I shall immediately procceed to provide you with other vital informations to claim the money.

Best Regards,
Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo

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