419 scam: "Mr. David Joseph Kajoh." <mr.davidstone446@gmail.com> 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Joseph Kajoh." <mr.davidstone446@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kajohjoseph44@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2020 16:31:16 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear friend,

I am a renowned board member of Banque Atlantique Cote d 'Ivoire and
maintainer of Patrick Gwuem's account, who maintains an account with a
value of USD 14.5 million (fourteen million, five hundred thousand
dollars) with my bank. He died with his wife, and their two children
on April 21, 2016, involved in a car accident along the Yamoussoukro
expressway in CÃ´te d'Ivoire.

As we have not been able to locate relatives for more than 3 years,
please allow me to introduce you to my bank management as a relative
of the deceased client, as you have the same surname, so that the bank
will accept you as the next relatives and issue you the funds to be
transferred to your account. After confirming the funds on the
account, it will be divided into 60/40%.

This operation is risk free as the operation will be performed on a
legitimate platform which will protect us from the law all i need is
your cooperation and sincerity to receive the fund and deposit my
money into my account which will be sent to you. If you are able to
make arrangements, reply to my message with your address, age,
occupation and mobile number.

I am waiting for a message from you.

Mr. David Joseph Kajoh.

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