419 scam: usembassy330@aol.com FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLEASE !!!

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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)
- "tunde.lemo@op.pl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: usembassy330@aol.com
Reply-To: jk.tunde@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:43:11 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLEASE !!!

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLEASE !!!

I pray this email meets you well. My name is James Kamala Tunde, I was the special assistant to the former Libyan Leader Col. Muamar Gaddafi who was deposed by the popular uprising that gripped the Arab world few years ago.Which eventually led to his death.

What i am about to disclose to you will be of benefit to both of us but you must keep it to yourself even if you are not interested.

At the time we were leaving government in haste due to the uprising, we secured a total of $45 million dollars which we deposited in a Finance Company I shall disclose to you in due course.

This money was deposited in a Finance Company by me, now, I have all the documents and information relating to this deposit but I was waiting for Safia Farkash the wife of late Muamar Gaddafi to tell me what to do.She instructed me few months ago to look for a reliable partner who will assist me get the fund out and invest with it so that it can be yielding more money instead of attracting interest and demurage with the security company.But because of the Corona Virus pandemic i could not make any move,since things are beginning to calm down so i decided to reach you and see if you will be able to assist us with this business proposal.

WHAT TO DO.

If you are interested in this business, i want you to send me
1.YOUR COMPLETE NAME AND ADDRESS
2.TEL NUMBER(S)
3.A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY

I will introduce you as the beneficial owner of the fund, all the documents relating to the funds shall be regularized in your name.

I will work with you and make sure that the said fund is released to you by (DD) DIRECT DELIVERY or where you indicate an interest in traveling to meet with the officials of the Finance Company,i shall let you have the contact details of the officials .

I will tell you the process once I receive your email indicating your interest.

YOUR GAIN AND MINE.I agreed with the wife of Gaddafi that you will receive 30% of the fund while 20% will be mine , then you and me will have to help her invest her 50% in any project or business she desires.

Please if you are interested in this disclosure, get in touch with me immediately so that we can commence.

Once again, THIS IS FOR YOUR EARS ONLY.

My warm regards to you and your family.
James Kamala Tunde,
REPLY
tunde.lemo@op.pl

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