419 scam: "Mr Richard Aku"<office@milderes.xyz> RE:URGENT ATTENTION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- richard.aku21@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Richard Aku"<office@milderes.xyz>
Reply-To: <richard.aku21@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:32:34 -0600
Subject: RE:URGENT ATTENTION

Dear friend,

Pardon my intrusion into your privacy;I have emailed you earlier few weeks ago without any response from you.

I am sending you this second Email in respect of my late client that bears same last name with you, an Independent Contractor in republic of Ivory Coast. On the 1st of December 2011, My client, his wife and only daughter were involved in fatal road crash while visiting a neighboring country on vacation; am compelled to do this because I would not want the bank to push my client’s funds into the bank treasury as unclaimed inheritance and the amount involved is millions of dollars. He died together with his next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. Fortunately, both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to make you become his official next of kin. If you are interested kindly get back to me so that i can give you Comprehensive details.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Richard Aku.

Email:richard.aku21@gmail.com

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