419 scam: "Agatha Dakota"<colhusseinharmush0000c@gmail.com> I NEED YOUR HELP

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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:
- ",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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: "Agatha Dakota" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agatha1dakota1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 06:15:09 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

Hello Dear,

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,

Due to my careful search for an honest and sincere business partner, Still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.

My name is Miss Agatha Dakota, from Zimbabwe, During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his followers, Because My father did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded his farm and killed him. Before his death, my father had deposited with FINANCE HOUSE the sum of (USD 6,500,000.00) SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. After the death of my father, I decided to re-located under political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move this money.

As an asylum seeker i am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within. I have agreed to offer you 15% of the total sum for your assistance.

I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction. Furnish me with your private e-mail and mobile phone number for easy communication.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,
Agatha Dakota

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