419 scam: Malik Sanfo <maliksanfo1@gmail.com> Good News I Made It

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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)
- "sasa_gabrielle@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sasa_gabrielle@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Malik Sanfo <maliksanfo1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: malik.sanfo@yandex.com
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 23:26:09 -0700
Subject: Good News I Made It

Dear Friend.

Compliments of the day with your entire family, I'm happy to inform
you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the
co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay, Presently I am in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow,
therefore, I want you to contact my secretary with this name Miss.
Sasa Gabrielle through her Email ID sasa_gabrielle@outlook.com ask
her to send you the ATM CARD worthâ€™s total sum of Five Hundred and
Seventy thousand United States of America dollars $570,000.00, which I
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts in attempts to
assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very
much, so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Miss. Sasa
Gabrielle instruct her where to send the A.M CARD to you with your
full information.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the ATM CARD so that we
can share the joy after all the sufferings that time, in the moment I
am very busy here because of the investment projects which I have at
hand with my new partner, finally remember that I had forwarded
instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so
feel free to get in touch with her at above email address
sasa_gabrielle@outlook.com and she will send the amount to you without
any delay.

Best regards,
Mr. Malik Sanfo

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