419 scam: Attorney Stanley Kumalo <ifah_sosio@ub.ac.id> Dear Friend,

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Attorney Stanley Kumalo <ifah_sosio@ub.ac.id>
Reply-To: <stkumalo@skumaloasset.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 07:00:33 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Sir/Ma,

Greetings to you and all yours. I trust this meets you well in good health.
I am pleased to write you this letter for the following reasons:- One
of my clients who is now deceased, in His Will, left for someone liquidity Cash deposit valued (Twenty Eight million, Five hundred thousand Dollars) (US$28,500,000.00). For some years now, l
have tried severally to locate the name on the will without success
hence l have contacted you for our joint cooperation to claim the asset for joint investment in your Country.

Would you please get back to me urgently if you are trustworthy and
capable of investing this funds for partnership profitable investment in your Country,

Kindly contact me for further details through my confidential email as follow: stkumalo@skumaloasset.com

Kind Regards

Attorney Stanley Kumalo

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