419 scam: "Fred Damack"<dckfd27@outlook.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred Damack" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dmkfred777@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:56:25 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Dear Sir,

Good day to you! I am Mr., Fred Damack, a private consultant consulting with JSM Consultant.

It is very important that you get back to me as soon as possible so we can discuss on a

development projects.

In brief a late client from DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO has some deposits of gold and Diamond

commercial quantity in a commercial bank in Uganda without declaring the contents to bank authority

under bank manager`s influence. He died intestate with a huge sum of money, gold and diamond left

behind with no one to claim after the local manager died in UK while on medical treatment. He may have

relatives or not but I would appreciate your confidential, attention to this matter. I oversee/ manage a

private banking in Uganda. All I require is your honesty, co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Procedures will be sent to you in respond to this proposal.

Remember this is a confidential Business deal and must be kept top secret until we conclude this

transaction.

Do kindly get back to me as soon as possible for more details.

Fred Damack

private consultant

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