419 scam: "Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo"<paulharryonly1@gmail.com> Re: Re: Urgent Transfer $2.8 Million.

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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)
- "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: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:50:48 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Urgent Transfer $2.8 Million.

Hello My Friend,

I am Mr. Roi Samuel Jalo, a banker and account officer to your country national who died since 21st of December 2013 living a deposit of $2.8 Million dollars with my bank where I work without beneficiary or a next of kin but bearing the same surname with you.

I discover that my client and his wife who died in a car accident in Cotonou-Abomey express-road where all occupants in the vehicle all lost their life ,has know relation. My contact to you, is to present you as the next of kin to claim the money for us to share it without any problem. As an insider working in the bank, I cannot claim the money to myself unless someone from his country who bear same name with him just like you, that is the reason while I am contacting you now to claim this money for us.

I want to let you known, that this transaction, is risk free and financial beneficiary to you as well and all information linking to this money is on my table only waiting for your positive response to procceed.As it may interest you to know, my bank will be confiscating this money in 14 days time if it's not claim before the time frame.

So If you could act on behalf of your late country brother to claim this money, and assured me that you will not betray me after receving this money in your bank account, 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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